Page 2: Historical Events In October - 01

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

1685  Charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40).   

1688  Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy.   

1704  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1705  Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi is recorded as becoming king   

1708  John Blow, composer (Venus and Adonis), dies at 59.   

1724  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer.   

1730  Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence).   

1735  Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France   

1760  William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek).   

1768  English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston.   

1768  Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80   

1770  Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)   

1770  Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64.   

1771  Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer   

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

1787  Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn   

1791  The inaugural session of the new French legislative assembly.   

1791  1st session of new French legislative assembly   

1791  Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)   

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands   

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70.   

1799  Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame).   

1800  Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty   

1800  U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana.   

1801  England and France signs Preliminary of London.   

1808  Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer.   

1814  Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw the Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring.   

1814  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies   

1820  Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer   

1827  The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia   

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   

1830  General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam.   

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1207  Henry iii: King of england (1216-72)   

1507  Giacomo barozzi da vignola: Italian architect   

1540  Johann jakob grynaeus: Swiss protestant clergyman   

1549  Anna of h bartolomaeus: Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery   

1577  Fidelis of sigmaringen: Swiss friar, martyr, and saint   

1620  Nicolaes pietersz berchem: Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

1644  Alessandro stradella: Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean rousseau: Composer   

0290  [christian] bacchus: Roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  Death of Vedastus st vaast: 1st bishop of atrecht/saint,   

0552  Teja: King of ostrogoten,   

0959  Death of King edwy of england: King edwy of england   

0976  Death of Al-hakam ii: Moors kalief of cordoba,   

1040  Death of Alan iii: Duke of brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  Gerard de ridefort: Grandmaster of the knights templar   

1310  Beatrice of burgundy: Lady of bourbon (b. 1257)