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  Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta) on October - 11.  

1768  On this day in history 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  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, General, dies  

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  On this day in history british naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands  

1797  On October - 11 battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse  

1803  Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) on this day in history.  

1806  On this day in history 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 October - 11.  

1809  On October - 11 meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35  

1811  The Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on October - 11.  

1811  On this day in history the Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation  

1812  On this day in history jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60  

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

1820  Alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on October - 11.  

1821  On October - 11 the birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA  

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  C F Meyer, writer on this day in history.  

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

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 October - 11.  

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  Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) on October - 11.  

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

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.  

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.  

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 this day in history.  

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.  

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

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

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.  

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

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on October - 11.  

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on October - 11.  

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on October - 11.  

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.  

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  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on this day in history.