Historical Events In October - 20

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1097  1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch on October - 20.   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.   

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1382  On this day in history st. Mary's College is founded at Westminster, England.   

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca on October - 20.   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on October - 20.   

1475  On October - 20 giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

1528  On October - 20 treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor & church)   

1536  On October - 20 danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions   

1576  Spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht on October - 20.   

1587  On this day in history battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League   

1600  Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns) on October - 20.   

1603  Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed on October - 20.   

1632  The birth of Sir Christopher Wren, Mathematician and architect (St Pauls) on this day in history.   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect on this day in history.   

1634  On October - 20 english King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) on October - 20.   

1676  Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on October - 20.   

1679  On this day in history samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer   

1714  On October - 20 coronation of British King George I   

1714  Georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I on this day in history.   

1719  Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist on October - 20.   

1740  On October - 20 maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia   

1740  On October - 20 belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)   

1740  Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies on October - 20.   

1751  On this day in history royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort   

1751  On this day in history hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior   

1765  On this day in history william August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44   

1774  On October - 20 continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.   

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.   

1268  On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on October - 20.   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.