Historical Events In October - 09

1824  On October - 09 slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.  

1830  On this day in history harriet Hosmer, sculptor  

1831  On October - 09 capo d'Istria is assassinated.  

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

1835  On this day in history the birth of Camille Saint-Saens, French composer  

1835  On October - 09 the Royal College, Colombo established with the name Hillstreet Academy in Sri Lanka.  

1837  On October - 09 steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke NC killing 100  

1837  Charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies on this day in history.  

1841  Karl F Schinkel, German painter/writer (Neue Wache), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

1847  On October - 09 andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburg's coal basin)  

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

1855  On this day in history joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope  

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

1858  On this day in history gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips)  

1859  On October - 09 alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)  

1863  Battle of Brady Station, VA (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station) on October - 09.  

1863  Alexander Siloti, Kharkov Russia, pianist/prof (Moscow Cons 1888-91) on October - 09.  

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  On this day in history 1st US underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania  

1869  On this day in history harry Lawrence Freeman, composer  

1870  Rome is incorporated into Italy by royal decree on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1872  On this day in history aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business  

1873  On this day in history karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect)  

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

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

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

1877  American Humane Association organized in Cleveland on this day in history.  

1877  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 on October - 09.  

1877  American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland) on this day in history.  

1878  Robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure) on this day in history.  

1884  Helene Deutsch, [Rosenbach], psychoanalyst (Boston) on this day in history.  

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1201  Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris was born on this day in history.  

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on October - 09.  

1261  Dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325) was born on October - 09.  

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

1581  On this day in history birth of claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist  

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 this day in history.  

1626  John Ferrabosco, composer was born on October - 09.  

1047  Clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) on October - 09.  

1253  On October - 09 grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78  

1273  Death of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany on this day in history.  

1326  Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies on October - 09.  

1390  On October - 09 johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies  

1423  Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1436  On October - 09 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)