Historical Events In October - 18

0707  John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on October - 18.   

1009  On this day in history the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.   

1016  Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) on this day in history.   

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre   

1081  Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine on October - 18.   

1141  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.   

1210  On October - 18 pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV   

1216  On October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1239  On October - 18 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1267  On this day in history battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III   

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1356  On October - 18 basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.   

1386  Opening of the University of Heidelberg on October - 18.   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) on this day in history.   

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies   

1459  Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies on October - 18.   

1503  On this day in history pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies   

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on this day in history.   

1545  On October - 18 john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55   

1547  On October - 18 justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1558  On October - 18 maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53   

1561  On October - 18 fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.   

1564  John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America on October - 18.   

1572  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on this day in history.   

1589  On October - 18 adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on this day in history.   

1622  French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42   

1638  On this day in history lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet   

1648  On October - 18 first US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

1648  On this day in history 1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

1663  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth on October - 18.   

1667  Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls on October - 18.   

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on this day in history.   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on October - 18.   

1517  On October - 18 birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)   

1547  On this day in history birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  On October - 18 birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.   

1035  On this day in history death of sancho III of Navarre   

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1141  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  On October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  On this day in history death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies