Page 2: Historical Events In October - 06

1816  William Batchelder Bradbury, composer   

1818  Joseph Rummel, composer.   

1819  Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer.   

1819  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardinia (1796-1802)/Jesuit, dies.   

1824  Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book   

1827  Cark Reidel, composer.   

1831  J W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature and Meaning of Numbers)   

1837  Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer, dies at 77.   

1846  George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US.   

1847  Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor.   

1849  The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence   

1849  Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death"   

1854  The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.   

1855  August L Crelle, inventor/mathematician (Rechentafeln), dies at 75.   

1857  American Chess Assn organized; inaugural major US chess tournament (NYC)   

1857  American Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC).   

1860  Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao)   

1860  Stephen Elvey, composer, dies at 55   

1861  Naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert.   

1861  Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84   

1862  Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive).   

1863  Dr Charles H Sheppard opens the inaugural public bath, in Brooklyn.   

1863  Battle at Baxter Springs Kansas   

1866  inaugural train robbery in US   

1866  1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13000)   

1866  Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice and music.   

1868  Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51   

1869  John Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres.   

1871  Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour.   

1873  Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer   

1874  Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50.   

1876  American Library Association organized in Philadelphia   

1880  Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano   

1880  Benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer, dies.   

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1289  King wenceslaus iii of bohemia: King wenceslaus iii of bohemia (d. 1306)   

1459  Martin behaim: German navigator and geographer   

1510  Rowland taylor: English clergyman   

1510  John caius: English physician   

1552  Matteo ricci: Italian missionary (china)   

1573  Henry wriothesley: 3rd earl of southampton, english patron of the theater   

1610  Charles de sainte-maure: Duc de montausier, french soldier   

1618  Miguel gomez camargo: Composer   

0404  Death of Eudoxia aelia: Empress of austria,   

0877  Charles ii the kale: King of france/roman emperor (875-77),   

1014  Death of Samuel: Ruler of bulgaria,   

1072  Sancho ii: King of castile (1065-72), murdered   

1101  Bruno of cologne: German founder of the carthusian order   

1214  Alfonso viii de edele: King of castile,   

1413  Dawit i: Emperor of ethiopia (b. 1382)   

1542  Death of Thomas wyatt: English poet (b. 1503)