Historical Events In October - 01

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

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

1688  On this day in history 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  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on October - 01.  

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  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France  

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

1768  English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston on this day in history.  

1768  On October - 01 robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80  

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

1770  On this day in history louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64  

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

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

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

1791  The first session of the new French legislative assembly on October - 01.  

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

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

1795  On October - 01 france annexes Southern Netherlands  

1795  On October - 01 robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70  

1799  Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame) on October - 01.  

1800  On this day in history spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty  

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  On this day in history fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer  

1814  On this day in history opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw the Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring.  

1814  On this day in history jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies  

1820  Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1540  On October - 01 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 October - 01.  

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on October - 01.  

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on October - 01.  

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

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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  On October - 01 death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)  

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.  

1310  On October - 01 death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)