Armed Forces Day in Romania
Republic Day in Kazakhstan
Retrocession Day in Taiwan
ROYAL BIRTHDAYS
King Michael [Mihai] I of Romania {1921}
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium {2001} [daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke Brabant (son of King Albert II of the Belgians)]
ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria & Princess Giovanna of Italy (after marriage known as Tsaritsa Ioanna of Bulgaria) {1930} [Roman Catholic ceremony]
ROYAL CHRISTENING
Prince Gabriel of Belgium {2003} [son of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant (son of King Albert II of the Belgians)]
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
1147 The Portuguese, under King Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a four-month siege.
1147 Seljuk Turks completely annihilate German crusaders under King Conrad III of Germany at the Battle Dorylaeum.
1415 The army of King Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
1760 George III becomes King of Great Britain.
1917 Traditionally understood date of the October Revolution, involving the capture of the Winter Palace, Petrograd, Russia. The date refers to the Julian Calendar date, and corresponds with November 7 in the Gregorian Calendar.
HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS
1102 William Clito, Count of Flanders (d.1128)
1330 Louis II, Count of Flanders (also known as Louis III of Artois & Louis I of Palatine Burgundy) (d.1384)
1510 Princess Renee of France, Duchess of Ferrara, Modena + Reggio (d.1574)
1759 Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Wurttembeg, later known as Empress consort Maria Feodorovna of Russia (d.1828)
DEATHS
304 Pope Saint Marcellinus
625 Pope Boniface V
1047 King Magnus I of Norway
1154 King Stephen of England
1415 Jean I, Duke of Alencon, Count of Alencon
1415 Antoine, Duke of Brabant, Lothier, + Limburg
1415 Frederick I, Count of Vaudemont
1415 Philip II, Count of Nevers + Rethel
1478 Queen consort Katarina of Bosnia
1495 King Joao II of Portugal + the Algarves
1760 King George II of Great Britain + Ireland, Duke of Brunswick + Luneberg, Archtreasurer & Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
1833 Crown Prince Abbas Mirza of Persia
1920 King Alexander I of Greece/the Hellenes
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