Historical Events In October - 10
Friday, 17 January 2025
0019 Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.
0680 On October - 10 battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein
0680 On October - 10 hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded
0732 On this day in history abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia
1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands on October - 10.
1471 Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I) on October - 10.
1486 Charles III, Duke of Savoy on this day in history.
1549 Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned on this day in history.
1575 On this day in history battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
1578 Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen on October - 10.
1599 On October - 10 jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)
1616 On October - 10 maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60
1631 On October - 10 saxon army occupies Prague
1651 Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1659 On this day in history able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56
1676 Sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43 on October - 10.
1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) on this day in history.
1684 On October - 10 jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)
1695 King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England on October - 10.
1713 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer on this day in history.
1720 On October - 10 french govt proclaims strike on banknotes
1727 On this day in history alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61
1731 On October - 10 henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)
1733 On this day in history france declares war on emperor Charles VI
1738 Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) on this day in history.
1745 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1757 On October - 10 erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)
1760 Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) on this day in history.
1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP on October - 10.
1780 Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean on October - 10.
1787 Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army on this day in history.
1789 Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.
1790 On October - 10 george Gerson, composer
1791 On October - 10 c F D Schubart, writer, dies
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