Page 2: Historical Events In October - 11

1746  On October - 11 battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies   

1747  Marian Paradeiser, composer on October - 11.   

1758  On this day in history wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta)   

1768  Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist on this day in history.   

1776  Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, New York. Although defeated, the American flotilla delayed the British advance and caused it to fall back into winter quarters on October - 11.   

1776  Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British on October - 11.   

1779  Casimir Pulaski, General, dies on October - 11.   

1782  Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw) on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history simon Sechter, composer   

1797  British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands on this day in history.   

1797  Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse on this day in history.   

1803  Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) on this day in history.   

1806  Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58) on October - 11.   

1809  Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand on this day in history.   

1809  Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 on this day in history.   

1811  The Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on this day in history.   

1811  On October - 11 the Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation   

1812  Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on October - 11.   

1815  Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1821  On October - 11 the birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA   

1821  On this day in history angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer   

1824  On this day in history marquis de Lafayette visits the Washington Navy Yard during his year long tour of America. He returned to the yard the next day, October 12, to continue his visit.   

1825  C F Meyer, writer on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900   

1837  Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1839  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on October - 11.   

1841  On this day in history freidrich Hegar, composer   

1844  The birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer on this day in history.   

1844  On October - 11 henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)   

1850  Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.   

1861  Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek) on this day in history.   

1863  Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee on October - 11.   

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1335  On this day in history birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On October - 11 birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on October - 11.   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on October - 11.   

0965  On this day in history bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history.   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on October - 11.   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.   

1531  On October - 11 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies