This Day In European History

10th October

Events
333 BCE: The Battle of Issus; Alexander the Great defeats King Darius III of Persia.
40 BCE: The Pact of Brundisium brings peace to Rome's triumvirs.
732: The Battle of Tours; Charles Martel's Franks defeat invading Moors.
1502: Cesare Borgia defeats a rebellion among the mercenaries in his army (the Conspiracy of La Magione); the leaders are caught and executed in December.
1903: The Women's Social and Political Union is founded by Emmeline Pankhurst.

Births
1560: Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian.
1684: Antoine Watteau, French painter.
1731: Henry Cavendish, English scientist.
1813: Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer.
1861: Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer.

Deaths
1469: Fra Filippo Lippi, Italian painter.
1827: Ugo Foscolo, Italian writer.

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