Historical Events In October - 01

1830  On October - 01 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  Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison on this day in history.  

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  "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico) on October - 01.  

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  On this day in history charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur)  

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

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

1847  On October - 01 maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet  

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

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

1851  On October - 01 1st Hawaiian stamps issued  

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 this day in history.  

1863  5 Russian warships welcomed in NYC on this day in history.  

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  The birth of Paul Dukas, French composer on this day in history.  

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

1872  On this day in history 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  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  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.  

1507  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

1620  On October - 01 birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher  

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

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 October - 01.  

0959  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England  

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

1040  On this day in history death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)  

1189  On October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar  

1310  On this day in history death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)