Hisdates•ComPage 2: Historical Events In October - 11
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1746 Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies on this day in history. 
1747 Marian Paradeiser, composer on this day in history.
1758 Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta) on this day in history.
1768 On this day in history adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist
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 this day in history brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British
1779 On this day in history casimir Pulaski, General, dies
1782 Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw) on October - 11.
1788 On October - 11 simon Sechter, composer
1797 British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands on October - 11.
1797 On October - 11 battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse
1803 On October - 11 albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen)
1806 Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58) on this day in history.
1809 On October - 11 along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.
1809 On October - 11 meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35
1811 On October - 11 the Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation
1811 On this day in history the Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation
1812 On October - 11 jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60
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 this day in history the birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA
1821 On this day in history angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer
1824 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 on this day in history.
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 October - 11.
1839 Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.
1841 On this day in history freidrich Hegar, composer
1844 The birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer on October - 11.
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 October - 11.
1852 The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney on October - 11.
1861 On October - 11 battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)
1863 On this day in history skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee
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