Historical Events In October - 01

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

1685  On this day in history charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)  

1688  Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy on October - 01.  

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

1735  On this day in history johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer  

1746  On October - 01 bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France  

1760  On October - 01 william Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek)  

1768  On October - 01 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 this day in history.  

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

1771  Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer on this day in history.  

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

1787  On this day in history russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.  

1791  On October - 01 the first session of the new French legislative assembly  

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

1791  On this day in history sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)  

1795  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1800  On October - 01 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 October - 01.  

1808  Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer on this day in history.  

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  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on this day in history.  

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  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 October - 01.  

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

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

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

1549  On October - 01 birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies  

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  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)