Page 2: Historical Events In October - 11

1746  Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies   

1747  Marian Paradeiser, composer   

1758  Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas and Vesta).   

1768  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.   

1776  Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British   

1779  Casimir Pulaski, General, dies   

1782  Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw).   

1788  Simon Sechter, composer   

1797  British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands   

1797  Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse   

1803  Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen)   

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

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

1809  Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis and Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

1811  The Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation   

1811  The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation.   

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

1815  Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people.   

1820  Alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895.   

1821  Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA is born   

1821  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.   

1825  C F Meyer, writer   

1835  Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900   

1837  Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71   

1839  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

1841  Freidrich Hegar, composer.   

1844  Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer is born.   

1844  Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties).   

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

1852  The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney   

1861  Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)   

1863  Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee   

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1335  Taejo of joseon: Ruler of korea   

1573  Jacob boonen: South netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  Claes p "nicolaas" tulip: Anatomy/mayor of amsterdam (1654..71)   

1611  Hugues de lionne: Marquess de berry, french ambassador to rome   

1616  Andreas gryphius: German writer   

1661  Melchior de polignac: French diplomat/elect (anti-lucretius)   

1671  Frederik iv: King of denmark/norway (1699-1730)   

1671  Richard moungler: Richard moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  Death of Abd ar-rahman: Yemenite general strategist (bordeaux occupier),   

0965  Bruno i: Archbishop of cologne/duke of lutheran,   

1188  Death of Robert i of dreux: Son of louis vi of france   

1303  Boniface viii: [benedetto gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303),   

1347  Death of Louis iv: Duke of bayern/romania-germany king/emperor,   

1424  Jan zizka: Czech (army)leader (hussieten),   

1531  Death of Huldrych zwingli: Swiss church reformer (zwinglianen),   

1598  Joachim camerarius: German botanist (horticulture catalog),