Page 3: Historical Events In October - 01

1830  Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1890 on this day in history.   

1831  Claudius Charles Wilson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1832  Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison on October - 01.   

1833  Charles Darwin reaches Rio Tercero Argentina on this day in history.   

1834  Francis Marion Cockrell, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1915 on this day in history.   

1835  Robert Houston Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 on October - 01.   

1837  On October - 01 "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)   

1837  On October - 01 treaty with Winnebago Indians   

1838  On October - 01 civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992)   

1841  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer on October - 01.   

1842  On October - 01 charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur)   

1843  On October - 01 news of the World began publication in London.   

1844  On this day in history naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters.   

1847  Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet on October - 01.   

1847  On October - 01 annie Besant, [Wood], England, philosopher (Esoteric christianity)   

1851  The first Hawaiian stamps issued on October - 01.   

1851  1st Hawaiian stamps issued on October - 01.   

1854  On this day in history the watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American System of Watch Manufacturing.   

1863  5 Russian warships welcomed in NYC on October - 01.   

1864  On this day in history cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed   

1864  On this day in history john Dunovant, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1865  On this day in history the birth of Paul Dukas, French composer   

1866  On this day in history dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens   

1867  On October - 01 karl Marx' "Das Kapital," published   

1868  1st edition of Maasbode published on October - 01.   

1868  Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 on October - 01.   

1869  The first postcards are issued (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history 1st postcards are issued (Vienna)   

1870  On October - 01 pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor (grape-shot shells)   

1871  On this day in history general Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV), forms in Utrecht   

1872  On October - 01 israel Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee)   

1874  Supply Corps purser, LT J. Q. Barton, given leave to enter service of new Japanese Navy to organize a Pay Department and instruct Japanese about accounts. He served until 1 October 1877 when he again became a purser in the U.S. Navy. In 1878, the Emperor of Japan conferred on him the Fourth Class of Rising Sun for his service on this day in history.   

1874  Rotterdam opens drink water pipes on this day in history.   

1876  Henri-Jerome Bertini, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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1207  On October - 01 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 this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  On this day in history birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery   

1577  On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)   

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

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on October - 01.   

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

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

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  On this day in history death of king Edwy of England   

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

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on October - 01.   

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.