Page 2: Historical Events In October - 11

1746  Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies on this day in history.   

1747  On this day in history marian Paradeiser, composer   

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

1768  On October - 11 adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist   

1776  On October - 11 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.   

1776  Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British on this day in history.   

1779  Casimir Pulaski, General, dies on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)   

1788  Simon Sechter, composer on this day in history.   

1797  British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands on October - 11.   

1797  Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse on October - 11.   

1803  On this day in history albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen)   

1806  On October - 11 aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58)   

1809  On this day in history 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  The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on this day in history.   

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  The birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA on October - 11.   

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

1824  On October - 11 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 this day in history c F Meyer, writer   

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

1837  On this day in history samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71   

1839  On this day in history leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

1841  On this day in history freidrich Hegar, composer   

1844  On this day in history the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer   

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 October - 11.   

1852  The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney on October - 11.   

1861  Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek) on October - 11.   

1863  On October - 11 skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee   

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1335  On October - 11 birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)   

1573  On this day in history birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  On October - 11 birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)   

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

1616  On this day in history birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)   

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

1671  On this day in history birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on October - 11.   

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

0965  On October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  On October - 11 death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  On this day in history boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46   

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

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