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 October - 01.  

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 October - 01 giovanni Battista Cirri, composer  

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

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

1746  On October - 01 bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France  

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

1770  Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799) on this day in history.  

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

1771  On this day in history pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer  

1781  On October - 01 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 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  On October - 01 france annexes Southern Netherlands  

1795  On this day in history 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  U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana on October - 01.  

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

1808  On October - 01 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  On October - 01 jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies  

1820  Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer on October - 01.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 October - 01.  

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on this day in history.  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.  

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

0976  On this day in history 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  On October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar  

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