Historical Events In October - 01

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

1831  On this day in history claudius Charles Wilson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

1832  On this day in history caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison  

1833  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches Rio Tercero Argentina  

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 this day in history "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)  

1837  Treaty with Winnebago Indians on this day in history.  

1838  Civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992) on this day in history.  

1841  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer on October - 01.  

1842  Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur) on this day in history.  

1843  News of the World began publication in London on this day in history.  

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

1847  Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet on this day in history.  

1847  Annie Besant, [Wood], England, philosopher (Esoteric christianity) on October - 01.  

1851  The first Hawaiian stamps issued on October - 01.  

1851  1st Hawaiian stamps issued on this day in history.  

1854  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 on October - 01.  

1863  On this day in history 5 Russian warships welcomed in NYC  

1864  Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed on this day in history.  

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

1865  On October - 01 the birth of Paul Dukas, French composer  

1866  Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens on October - 01.  

1867  Karl Marx' "Das Kapital," published on this day in history.  

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

1868  Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history the first postcards are issued (Vienna)  

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

1870  On this day in history pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor (grape-shot shells)  

1871  General Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV), forms in Utrecht on October - 01.  

1872  Israel Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee) on October - 01.  

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  On October - 01 henri-Jerome Bertini, composer, dies at 77  

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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 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  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed  

0540  On this day in history vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies  

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

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 October - 01.  

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on October - 01.  

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