Historical Events In October - 01

1830  On October - 01 jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1890  

1831  Claudius Charles Wilson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on October - 01.  

1832  On October - 01 caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison  

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

1834  On October - 01 francis Marion Cockrell, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1915  

1835  On this day in history robert Houston Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888  

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

1837  Treaty with Winnebago Indians on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992)  

1841  On October - 01 anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer  

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

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

1844  On October - 01 naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters.  

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

1847  On this day in history annie Besant, [Wood], England, philosopher (Esoteric christianity)  

1851  On this day in history the first Hawaiian stamps issued  

1851  1st Hawaiian stamps issued on October - 01.  

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  5 Russian warships welcomed in NYC on October - 01.  

1864  Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed on October - 01.  

1864  John Dunovant, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 1st edition of Maasbode published  

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

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

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

1870  Pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor (grape-shot shells) on this day in history.  

1871  On October - 01 general Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV), forms in Utrecht  

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  On October - 01 rotterdam opens drink water pipes  

1876  Henri-Jerome Bertini, composer, dies at 77 on October - 01.  

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

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)  

1540  Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born on October - 01.  

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 October - 01.  

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

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history.  

0552  On this day in history teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle  

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on this day in history.  

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 October - 01.  

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