Historical Events In October - 18

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

0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

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 October - 18.   

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

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre   

1081  Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine on this day in history.   

1141  On this day in history margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1210  Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV on this day in history.   

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) on October - 18.   

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 October - 18.   

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 October - 18 opening of the University of Heidelberg   

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

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

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 October - 18.   

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

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on October - 18.   

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

1558  On this day in history maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53   

1561  On this day in history 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  On this day in history spanish troops attack Maastricht   

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 this day in history.   

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on this day in history.   

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

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

1663  On this day in history frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth   

1667  Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

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

1611  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1035  On October - 18 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  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.   

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

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

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on this day in history.   

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