Historical Events For October - 05

1712  On October - 05 francesco Guardi, Italian painter  

1722  Gregorio Sciroli, composer on October - 05.  

1743  Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer on this day in history.  

1750  On October - 05 carlo Goldoni's "Il teatro comica," premieres in Venice  

1758  Thomas Greatorex, composer on October - 05.  

1762  On October - 05 opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna)  

1763  On this day in history august III, king of Poland, dies at 66  

1777  On October - 05 washington begins assault on Germantown, Penn  

1787  Thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 on this day in history.  

1789  French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris on October - 05.  

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1793  On this day in history french Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.  

1796  On October - 05 spain declares war on England  

1799  Anthony G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch Min of Reformed Worship on October - 05.  

1799  Antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1804  Robert Parker Parrott, Inventor, died in 1877 on October - 05.  

1808  Thomas Algeo Rowley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on October - 05.  

1813  Battle of the Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British  

1813  Etienne Ozi, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1817  Eduard Franck, composer on October - 05.  

1822  On this day in history hans Hampel, composer  

1823  Weber visits Beethoven on October - 05.  

1823  Feliks Jaronski, composer on this day in history.  

1830  The birth of Chester Arthur, Former (21st) American President on October - 05.  

1830  King Willem I mobilizes Dutch army on October - 05.  

1830  On this day in history chester Alan Arthur, Fairfield Vt, (R) 21st Pres (1881-85)  

1833  On this day in history charles Darwin moves with Parana to Santa Fe Bajada Argentina  

1833  On October - 05 cyrus Bussey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1915  

1836  On this day in history george Washington Gordon, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1911  

1837  On this day in history hortense de Beauharnais, French queen of Neth (1806-10), dies at 54  

1840  Fran Gerbic, composer on October - 05.  

1857  The City of Anaheim was founded on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria  

1862  Battle of Big Hatchie River, MS on October - 05.  

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1458  On this day in history birth of kazimierz de Saint, Polish ruler/saint  

1609  Paul Fleming, writer was born on October - 05.  

1626  On this day in history birth of johann Schop, composer  

1641  On October - 05 birth of françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of King Louis XIV of France (d. 1707)  

1658  Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.  

1684  On October - 05 birth of johann Jacob de Neufville, composer  

1695  John Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

1703  On October - 05 birth of jonathan Edwards, US, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin)  

0578  On this day in history justinus II, Byzantine emperor (565-78), dies  

1056  On October - 05 henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies  

1111  On October - 05 robrecht II of Jerusalem, Count of Flanders (1st Crusader), dies  

1112  Death of Sigebert of Gembloux, French chronicler on October - 05.  

1285  Philippe III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85), dies on this day in history.  

1399  Raymundus of Capua, Italian general, dies on October - 05.  

1496  On this day in history ferdinand II, king of Naples, dies  

1528  Death of Richard Foxe, English churchman on this day in history.