Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12

1654  Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66.   

1659  English Rump-government fires John Lambert and other generals   

1672  Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle.   

1685  Geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59   

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer   

1692  Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials   

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60.   

1694  Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies.   

1702  Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch and English fleet destroy and occupy Spanish silver fleet and French squadron.   

1711  Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor.   

1729  Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland.   

1730  Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark.   

1730  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies.   

1742  Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor.   

1759  Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer.   

1762  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811.   

1763  John Ross, composer   

1773  America's inaugural insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia.   

1775  US Navy forms   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx   

1791  A L Karschin, writer, dies at 68   

1792  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated   

1794  James Lyon, composer, dies at 59   

1797  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84   

1798  Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg   

1798  A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal.   

1807  John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist   

1808  John Liptrot Hatton, composer.   

1810  inaugural Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.   

1813  Lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896.   

1815  Ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death   

1815  William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873   

1817  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66.   

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1350  Dimitri "donskoi" ivanovitch: Great monarch of vladimir-soezdal   

1350  Dmitry donskoy: Grand prince of moscovy   

1490  Bernardo pisano: Composer   

1537  Edward vi: Tudor, king of england (1547-53)   

1558  Jacques sirmond: French scholar and jesuit   

1558  Archduke maximilian iii of austria: Archduke maximilian iii of austria (d. 1618)   

1576  Thomas dudley: English-born american colonial magistrate   

1602  William chillingworth: English religious leader   

0632  Edwin of deira: King of northumbria and bretwalda   

0638  Honorius i: [dux plebis], italian pope,   

0642  Johannes iv: Dalmatisch pope (640-42),   

1093  Robrecht de fries: Earl of flanders (1071-93),   

1095  Death of Margrave leopold ii of austria: Margrave leopold ii of austria (b. 1050)   

1176  William d'aubigny: 1st earl of arundel, english politician   

1320  Michael ix paleologi: Emperor of byzantine (1295-1320),   

1343  Reinald ii: Duke of gelre,