Historical Events In October - 11

1746  Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies on October - 11.   

1747  On October - 11 marian Paradeiser, composer   

1758  Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta) on this day in history.   

1768  Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist on October - 11.   

1776  On October - 11 battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, New York. Although defeated, the American flotilla delayed the British advance and caused it to fall back into winter quarters.   

1776  On this day in history brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British   

1779  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, General, dies   

1782  On October - 11 steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)   

1788  Simon Sechter, composer on October - 11.   

1797  British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands on this day in history.   

1797  On October - 11 battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse   

1803  Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) on this day in history.   

1806  On October - 11 aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58)   

1809  Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

1811  On this day in history the Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation   

1811  The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60   

1815  On October - 11 pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people   

1820  Alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history the birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA   

1821  On this day in history angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer   

1824  Marquis de Lafayette visits the Washington Navy Yard during his year long tour of America. He returned to the yard the next day, October 12, to continue his visit on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history c F Meyer, writer   

1835  On this day in history hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900   

1837  On October - 11 samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71   

1839  On this day in history leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

1841  Freidrich Hegar, composer on October - 11.   

1844  On this day in history the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer   

1844  On this day in history henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)   

1850  Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 on October - 11.   

1852  The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney on October - 11.   

1861  Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek) on this day in history.   

1863  Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee on October - 11.   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on October - 11.   

1573  On October - 11 birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  On this day in history birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)   

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on this day in history.   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1661  On this day in history birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on October - 11.   

0732  On this day in history abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  On October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on October - 11.   

1303  On October - 11 boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on October - 11.   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on October - 11.   

1531  On October - 11 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on October - 11.