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 this day in history.  

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

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  Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France on October - 01.  

1760  William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek) on this day in history.  

1768  English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston on this day in history.  

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

1771  On October - 01 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands on October - 01.  

1795  On this day in history robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70  

1799  On October - 01 rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)  

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  England & France signs Preliminary of London on October - 01.  

1808  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

1814  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on October - 01.  

1820  On October - 01 gustav Adolf Heinze, composer  

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  On this day in history general Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam  

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1207  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)  

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

1540  On October - 01 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  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on October - 01.  

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer  

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on this day in history.  

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on October - 01.  

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

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

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on October - 01.  

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  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on this day in history.