This Day In European History
1st October
Events331 BCE: The Battle of Gaugamela, a victory for Alexander the Great over Persian King Darius III.
1500: The Papal Army captures Rimini and Pesaro, north Italian towns, for the Pope.
1535: Opponents of King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monastery and heavy taxation revolt in Lincolnshire, beginning a rebellion called the 'Pilgrimage of Grace'.
1661: The world's first known yacht race; King Charles II of England wins.
1665: The English Royal Court and Parliament move to Oxford to escape the effects of plaque in London.
1795: France formally takes control of the Austrian Netherlands.
1969: Concorde, an Anglo-French plane, breaks the sound barrier.
Births
1207: King Henry III of England.
1685: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.
1865: Paul Dukas, French composer.
Deaths
959: Eadwig, King of England.
1567: Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian religious reformer.
1578: Don John of Austria, victorious commander at Lepanto.
1684: Pierre Corneille, French poet and playwright.
1708: John Blow, English composer.
