Historical Events In October - 01

1684  On October - 01 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  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 October - 01.   

1724  On October - 01 giovanni Battista Cirri, composer   

1730  Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 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 October - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1800  On October - 01 u.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana.   

1801  On this day in history england & France signs Preliminary of London   

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 this day in history.   

1814  On October - 01 jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies   

1820  On this day in history gustav Adolf Heinze, composer   

1827  On this day in history 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  On October - 01 general Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on October - 01.   

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on October - 01.   

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  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.   

1620  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

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  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England   

0976  On October - 01 al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

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

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on October - 01.   

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