Historical Events In October - 01

1830  On this day in history jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1890  

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

1834  Francis Marion Cockrell, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1915 on October - 01.  

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

1837  "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico) on this day in history.  

1837  Treaty with Winnebago Indians on this day in history.  

1838  Civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992) on October - 01.  

1841  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer on this day in history.  

1842  Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur) on October - 01.  

1843  On this day in history news of the World began publication in London.  

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 this day in history.  

1851  The first Hawaiian stamps issued on this day in history.  

1851  On October - 01 1st Hawaiian stamps issued  

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 October - 01 the birth of Paul Dukas, French composer  

1866  Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens on this day in history.  

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

1868  On this day in history 1st edition of Maasbode published  

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  1st postcards are issued (Vienna) on this day in history.  

1870  On this day in history 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  On October - 01 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.  

1874  On this day in history rotterdam opens drink water pipes  

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

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer  

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

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

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 October - 01 death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)  

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

1310  On October - 01 death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)