Historical Events In October - 01

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

1685  On this day in history charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)  

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 this day in history.  

1705  Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king on October - 01.  

1708  On this day in history john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59  

1724  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer on this day in history.  

1730  On October - 01 richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)  

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

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France on October - 01.  

1760  On October - 01 william Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek)  

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

1768  On October - 01 robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80  

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

1770  On October - 01 louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64  

1771  Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer on this day in history.  

1781  James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!") on October - 01.  

1787  On this day in history russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.  

1791  On October - 01 the first session of the new French legislative assembly  

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

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

1795  On October - 01 france annexes Southern Netherlands  

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

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

1800  On October - 01 spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty  

1800  U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana on this day in history.  

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

1808  Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer on this day in history.  

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

1820  Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer on this day in history.  

1827  On October - 01 the Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.  

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 October - 01.  

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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 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 this day in history.  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.  

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on October - 01.  

1644  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer  

1644  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer  

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed  

0540  On October - 01 vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies  

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on this day in history.