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 October - 01.  

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  Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king on October - 01.  

1708  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on October - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

1746  On October - 01 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 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  James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!") on October - 01.  

1787  Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn on this day in history.  

1791  On this day in history the first session of the new French legislative assembly  

1791  1st session of new French legislative assembly on October - 01.  

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

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands on this day in history.  

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on October - 01.  

1799  On this day in history rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)  

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  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 October - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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 October - 01.  

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

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

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on October - 01.  

1577  On October - 01 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  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer  

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

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

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 this day in history death of king Edwy of England  

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  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 October - 01.