Historical Events In October - 06

1816  William Batchelder Bradbury, composer on October - 06.   

1818  Joseph Rummel, composer on October - 06.   

1819  On October - 06 willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer   

1819  On this day in history charles Emanuel II, King of Sardinia (1796-1802)/Jesuit, dies   

1824  Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book on this day in history.   

1827  Cark Reidel, composer on October - 06.   

1831  J W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers) on October - 06.   

1837  Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer, dies at 77 on October - 06.   

1846  On this day in history george Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US   

1847  On this day in history adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor   

1849  The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence on this day in history.   

1849  Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death" on October - 06.   

1854  The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured on October - 06.   

1855  August L Crelle, inventor/mathematician (Rechentafeln), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1857  On October - 06 american Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC)   

1857  American Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC) on this day in history.   

1860  Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history stephen Elvey, composer, dies at 55   

1861  On this day in history naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert   

1861  On October - 06 elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84   

1862  On October - 06 albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)   

1863  Dr Charles H Sheppard opens the First public bath, in Brooklyn on this day in history.   

1863  Battle at Baxter Springs Kansas on this day in history.   

1866  First train robbery in US on October - 06.   

1866  On this day in history 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)   

1866  On this day in history reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music   

1868  On October - 06 leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51   

1869  John Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres on October - 06.   

1871  Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour on this day in history.   

1873  Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer on October - 06.   

1874  On October - 06 thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50   

1876  On October - 06 american Library Association organized in Philadelphia   

1880  On this day in history julia Culp, mezzo-soprano   

1880  Benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer, dies on October - 06.   

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1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on October - 06.   

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on October - 06.   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on October - 06.   

1573  On this day in history birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)   

1618  On this day in history birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on October - 06.   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on October - 06.   

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.   

1101  On October - 06 death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1214  On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on October - 06.   

1542  On October - 06 death of thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)