Page 3: Historical Events In October - 09

1824  Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica on this day in history.   

1830  On October - 09 harriet Hosmer, sculptor   

1831  Capo d'Istria is assassinated on October - 09.   

1831  On this day in history joannis Capodistrias, Pres of Greece (1829-31), murdered   

1835  The birth of Camille Saint-Saens, French composer on this day in history.   

1835  The Royal College, Colombo established with the name Hillstreet Academy in Sri Lanka on this day in history.   

1837  Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke NC killing 100 on October - 09.   

1837  Charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies on October - 09.   

1841  On October - 09 karl F Schinkel, German painter/writer (Neue Wache), dies at 60   

1845  The eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburg's coal basin)   

1854  On this day in history the siege of Sebastopol begins.   

1855  On October - 09 joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope   

1855  On this day in history isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor   

1858  Gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips) on October - 09.   

1859  On this day in history alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)   

1863  On October - 09 battle of Brady Station, VA (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station)   

1863  On this day in history alexander Siloti, Kharkov Russia, pianist/prof (Moscow Cons 1888-91)   

1864  On this day in history battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer & Merrit's cavalry divisions   

1865  1st US underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1869  Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer on October - 09.   

1870  On this day in history rome is incorporated into Italy by royal decree   

1871  The Great Chicago Fire runs out of fuel and burns out on this day in history.   

1871  Gerrit Bolkestein, minister of Education (1939-4-) on October - 09.   

1872  Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business on this day in history.   

1873  On October - 09 karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect)   

1874  On October - 09 world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland   

1876  On October - 09 the first 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires   

1876  1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires on this day in history.   

1877  American Humane Association organized in Cleveland on October - 09.   

1877  On October - 09 locomotive Countess of Dufferin arrives at St. Boniface on a barge towed by the steamer "Selkirk". It was brought in by the contractor Joseph Whitehead to work on the Selkirk - Emerson line and was the first locomotive in Manitoba and on the Prairies.   

1877  American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland) on October - 09.   

1878  Robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure) on October - 09.   

1884  Helene Deutsch, [Rosenbach], psychoanalyst (Boston) on October - 09.   

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1201  On October - 09 birth of robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris   

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on this day in history.   

1261  On October - 09 birth of dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325)   

1328  King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist was born on October - 09.   

1586  On this day in history birth of jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn   

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on October - 09.   

1626  On October - 09 birth of john Ferrabosco, composer   

1047  Clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) on this day in history.   

1253  On this day in history grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78   

1273  On October - 09 death of elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany   

1326  Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies on this day in history.   

1390  Johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies on October - 09.   

1423  On this day in history frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies   

1436  On this day in history jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35   

1555  On this day in history death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)