Historical Events In October - 14

1753  On this day in history franz Anton Dimmler, composer  

1758  Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia on October - 14.  

1764  On this day in history charles-Henri Plantade, composer  

1771  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1773  The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission of National Education), is formed in Poland on this day in history.  

1774  First Continental Congress is first to declare colonial rights (Phila) on October - 14.  

1774  1st Continental Congress is 1st to declare colonial rights (Phila) on this day in history.  

1774  On October - 14 hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, Dutch politician  

1775  Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer, dies at 57 on October - 14.  

1784  On this day in history ferdinand VII MF, king of Spain  

1789  Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder on this day in history.  

1790  On October - 14 william Hooper, US attorney/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 48  

1796  Adolf Ganz, composer on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history joseph AF Plateau, Belgium, physicist (blinded-stared at Sun 25 secs)  

1805  On October - 14 battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria  

1806  On this day in history battle of Auerstadt-French beat Prussians  

1812  On October - 14 work on London's Regent's Canal starts.  

1827  On this day in history james Sidney Robinson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1892  

1834  On this day in history first black to obtain a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter  

1834  1st black to obtain a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter on this day in history.  

1837  On October - 14 ellison Capers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1908  

1840  On this day in history maronite leader Bashir II surrenders to the British forces and goes into exile in Malta.  

1843  On October - 14 british arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy  

1847  William Michael Rooke, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1853  Ciprian Porumbescu, composer on this day in history.  

1855  On October - 14 george Edwardes, British composer (Gaiety Girl)  

1857  On this day in history elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos  

1857  Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33 on October - 14.  

1859  Camille Chevillard, composer on October - 14.  

1861  On October - 14 bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer  

1862  Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18 on October - 14.  

1863  Battle at Bristoe Station Virginia (about 2000 casualties) on October - 14.  

1864  On October - 14 maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental)  

1865  On October - 14 cheyennes & Arapaho's sign "peaces treaty" then chased out Colorado  

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1257  King Przemysl II of Poland (d. 1296) was born on October - 14.  

1404  Marie of Anjou, queen of France (d. 1463) was born on October - 14.  

1493  Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. 1568) was born on October - 14.  

1499  On this day in history birth of claude of France, wife of Louis XII of France (d. 1524)  

1542  On October - 14 birth of abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, 3rd Mogol emperor of India (1556-1605)  

1606  On this day in history birth of johan Maetsuyker, Dutch governor-general of Ceylon (1653-78)  

1630  On this day in history birth of sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony (d. 1714)  

1633  On October - 14 birth of james II Stuart, king of England/Scotland (James VII) (1685-88)  

0530  On this day in history dioscurus, anti-Pope (530), dies  

1066  On October - 14 harold II, King of England (1066), dies  

1092  On October - 14 death of aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated  

1256  Death of Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. 1239) on October - 14.  

1318  Death of Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland on this day in history.  

1536  Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet/diplomat, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1552  Death of Oswald Myconius, Swiss Protestant reformer (b. 1488) on October - 14.  

1565  Death of Thomas Chaloner, English statesman and poet (b. 1521) on this day in history.