Historical Events In October - 23

0425  Valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor, at the age of 6 on this day in history.   

0502  On October - 23 the Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.   

0585  Burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico) on October - 23.   

0787  On October - 23 byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea   

1086  A Muslim army from Africa defeats Castile's Alfonso VI October 23 at Zallaka Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Berber leader of the Almoravids, sends cartloads of Christian heads to the chief cities of Spain and Africa's Magrib as evidence of his victory on October - 23.   

1086  On October - 23 battle of Zalaka: Alfonso VI vs Almoravids   

1091  On this day in history tornado (possible T8/F4) strikes the heart of London killing 2 and demolishing the then wooden London Bridge   

1157  On October - 23 the Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.   

1229  On October - 23 otto II becomes earl of Gelre   

1260  Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on October - 23.   

1450  On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1520  On this day in history king Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V   

1543  On this day in history juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist   

1588  Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander on this day in history.   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641   

1642  Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament on this day in history.   

1644  Sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen on October - 23.   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer on October - 23.   

1668  On October - 23 jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade   

1679  On October - 23 meal Tub Plot against James II of England   

1681  On this day in history french troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg   

1684  On this day in history colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted   

1690  Revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking on October - 23.   

1694  On October - 23 american colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec.   

1698  On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1702  On this day in history -24] Battle in Bay of Vigo: Neth/Engl fleet destroy Span/French fleet   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist on this day in history.   

1715  On October - 23 peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30)   

1739  War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain on October - 23.   

1752  Nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet) on October - 23.   

1753  On this day in history columban Praelisauer, composer, dies at 50   

1760  1st Jewish prayer books printed in US on this day in history.   

1767  H Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer on this day in history.   

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1503  On October - 23 birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)   

1516  On October - 23 birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on October - 23.   

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) was born on October - 23.   

1705  On October - 23 birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1713  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist   

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on this day in history.   

1260  On October - 23 death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on October - 23.   

1456  On October - 23 death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on October - 23.   

1602  On October - 23 franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1616  On this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)