Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On October - 18 john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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

1009  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 on this day in history.   

1016  On October - 18 danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)   

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre   

1081  On October - 18 battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine   

1141  On October - 18 margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1210  On this day in history pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.   

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

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

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1356  Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland on this day in history.   

1386  On this day in history opening of the University of Heidelberg   

1405  On October - 18 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.   

1459  On October - 18 jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies   

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

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on October - 18.   

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

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  Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts on October - 18.   

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

1572  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history french King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier   

1634  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on October - 18.   

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on October - 18.   

1648  First US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on this day in history.   

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

1663  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth on this day in history.   

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

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1127  On October - 18 birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  On this day in history birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  On October - 18 birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.   

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

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

1595  On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

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

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

1035  On October - 18 death of sancho III of Navarre   

1101  On this day in history death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

1141  On October - 18 death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1382  On October - 18 death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on October - 18.