Historical Events In October - 01

1684  On this day in history pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42   

1685  On October - 01 charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)   

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

1704  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history 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 October - 01.   

1730  On this day in history richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

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 this day in history english troops under general Gauge lands in Boston   

1768  Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on October - 01.   

1770  On this day in history vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)   

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

1771  On October - 01 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  On October - 01 the first session of the new French legislative assembly   

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

1791  Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family) on this day in history.   

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 October - 01 spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty   

1800  On October - 01 u.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana.   

1801  England & France signs Preliminary of London on October - 01.   

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  On this day in history gustav Adolf Heinze, composer   

1827  On this day in history the Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.   

1829  On this day in history 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 October - 01 general Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam   

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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 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 October - 01.   

1620  On October - 01 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 October - 01.   

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

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on October - 01.   

0959  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England   

0976  On this day in history 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  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on October - 01.