Page 2: Historical Events In October - 01

1684  Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 on October - 01.   

1685  Charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40) on this day in history.   

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

1704  On October - 01 cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44   

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

1708  On October - 01 john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59   

1724  On this day in history giovanni Battista Cirri, composer   

1730  On October - 01 richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

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

1746  On October - 01 bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France   

1760  On this day in history william Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek)   

1768  On October - 01 english troops under general Gauge lands in Boston   

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

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

1770  On October - 01 louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1795  On this day in history france annexes Southern Netherlands   

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history u.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana.   

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

1808  Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer on October - 01.   

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

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  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 on this day in history.   

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

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

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

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

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

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on this day in history.   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on October - 01.   

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on October - 01.   

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

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on this day in history.