Historical Events In October - 11

1746  On this day in history battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies   

1747  On this day in history marian Paradeiser, composer   

1758  On October - 11 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 October - 11.   

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

1782  On October - 11 steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)   

1788  On this day in history simon Sechter, composer   

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

1797  On this day in history battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse   

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  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  On this day in history meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

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  On October - 11 jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60   

1815  Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people on October - 11.   

1820  On October - 11 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 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  C F Meyer, writer on this day in history.   

1835  Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on October - 11.   

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 October - 11 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  On October - 11 the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.   

1861  On this day in history battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)   

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

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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  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on October - 11.   

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

1661  On October - 11 birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  On October - 11 birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

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

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on this day in history.   

0965  On October - 11 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  On October - 11 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