Historical Events In October - 01

1684  Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

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  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer on this day in history.  

1730  Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) on October - 01.  

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

1746  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France  

1760  William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek) on October - 01.  

1768  English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston on October - 01.  

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

1770  On October - 01 vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)  

1770  Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on October - 01.  

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

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 October - 01.  

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

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

1791  On October - 01 sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)  

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands on this day in history.  

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  Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty on October - 01.  

1800  U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana on October - 01.  

1801  On October - 01 england & France signs Preliminary of London  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 October - 01.  

1830  General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam on October - 01.  

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1207  On October - 01 birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)  

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

1540  On this day in history 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 October - 01 birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)  

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

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on October - 01.  

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer  

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  On this day in history teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle  

0959  On this day in history death of king Edwy of England  

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

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on this day in history.  

1189  On this day in history 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.