24th » After a siege of 4 months crusader knights led by Afonso I of Portugal known as Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon.
25th » Seljuk Turks completely annihilate German crusaders under Conrad III of Germany or Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum (1147) called Battle of Dorylaeum.
Famous Deaths for October 1147
31st » Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English son of Henry I of England (b. 1000)