Page 2: Historical Events In October - 01

1684  Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1708  On this day in history john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59   

1724  On this day in history giovanni Battista Cirri, composer   

1730  On this day in history richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

1735  Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer on this day in history.   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France on October - 01.   

1760  William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek) on this day in history.   

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

1768  Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on October - 01.   

1770  Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799) on October - 01.   

1770  Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on October - 01.   

1771  Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer on October - 01.   

1781  On October - 01 james Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!")   

1787  On October - 01 russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.   

1791  The first session of the new French legislative assembly on this day in history.   

1791  1st session of new French legislative assembly on October - 01.   

1791  On October - 01 sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)   

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands on October - 01.   

1795  On this day in history robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70   

1799  On October - 01 rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)   

1800  Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty on October - 01.   

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 October - 01 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 October - 01.   

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1207  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

1507  On this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

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

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on October - 01.   

1577  On October - 01 birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)   

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on October - 01.   

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer   

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

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on October - 01.   

0552  On October - 01 teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle   

0959  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England   

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

1040  On this day in history death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  On October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar   

1310  On this day in history death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)