Historical Events In October - 01

1684  On this day in history pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42  

1685  On October - 01 charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)  

1688  On October - 01 prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy  

1704  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on October - 01.  

1705  On October - 01 parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king  

1708  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1724  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer on October - 01.  

1730  Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) on October - 01.  

1735  Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer on October - 01.  

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France on this day in history.  

1760  On October - 01 william Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek)  

1768  On this day in history english troops under general Gauge lands in Boston  

1768  On this day in history robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80  

1770  On this day in history vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)  

1770  Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1771  On October - 01 pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer  

1781  James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!") on this day in history.  

1787  Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn on October - 01.  

1791  On this day in history the first session of the new French legislative assembly  

1791  On this day in history 1st session of new French legislative assembly  

1791  Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family) on this day in history.  

1795  On October - 01 france annexes Southern Netherlands  

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on October - 01.  

1799  Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame) on this day in history.  

1800  On October - 01 spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty  

1800  U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana on this day in history.  

1801  England & France signs Preliminary of London on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer  

1814  On October - 01 opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw the Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring.  

1814  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on October - 01.  

1820  On this day in history gustav Adolf Heinze, composer  

1827  On October - 01 the Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.  

1829  On this day in history south African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; later to separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.  

1830  General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.  

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)  

1549  On this day in history birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery  

1577  On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)  

1620  On October - 01 birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher  

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer  

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed  

0540  On October - 01 vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies  

0552  On this day in history teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle  

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on this day in history.  

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.  

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on October - 01.  

1189  On this day in history death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar  

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on October - 01.