Page 2: Historical Events In October - 11
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1746 Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies on October - 11.
1747 Marian Paradeiser, composer on October - 11.
1758 On October - 11 wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta)
1768 On October - 11 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 this day in history.
1776 Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British on this day in history.
1779 On this day in history casimir Pulaski, General, dies
1782 On October - 11 steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)
1788 On October - 11 simon Sechter, composer
1797 On October - 11 british naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands
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 October - 11 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 The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on this day in history.
1812 Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on October - 11.
1815 On this day in history pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people
1820 Alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.
1821 On this day in history the birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA
1821 On October - 11 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 this day in history c F Meyer, writer
1835 Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on this day in history.
1837 Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 on October - 11.
1839 On October - 11 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88
1841 On October - 11 freidrich Hegar, composer
1844 On this day in history the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer
1844 On October - 11 henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)
1850 On this day in history louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38
1852 On October - 11 the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
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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