Historical Events In October - 11
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1746 On October - 11 battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies
1747 On October - 11 marian Paradeiser, composer
1758 On this day in history wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta)
1768 Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist on October - 11.
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 On October - 11 brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British
1779 Casimir Pulaski, General, dies on this day in history.
1782 Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw) on October - 11.
1788 On October - 11 simon Sechter, composer
1797 On this day in history british naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands
1797 Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse on October - 11.
1803 Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) on October - 11.
1806 Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58) on this day in history.
1809 Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand on October - 11.
1809 On October - 11 meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35
1811 On this day in history the Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation
1811 The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on this day in history.
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 October - 11.
1820 Alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.
1821 The birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA on October - 11.
1821 On October - 11 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 On October - 11 c F Meyer, writer
1835 Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on October - 11.
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 this day in history 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 October - 11 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 this day in history.
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