Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer.   

1764  Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire   

1775  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer.   

1777  Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn).   

1783  Jean Pilƒtre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent.   

1783  Jean Pilstre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent.   

1784  Thomas Hastings, composer.   

1785  Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)   

1786  Earliest 32°F (0°C) recorded temp in NYC.   

1789  The inaugural presidental tour-George Washington in New England.   

1789  1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England.   

1795  Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61).   

1799  August Ferdinand Haeser, composer   

1815  In this year, Napoleon starts his exile on St. Helena, a remote Island in the Atlantic.   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena.   

1816  Amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863.   

1817  Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies.   

1818  Irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885.   

1819  Marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary   

1819  F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48   

1822  Alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer   

1827  Charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge   

1829  Astronomer Asaph Hall born. Discovered the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos   

1829  Asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos and Deimos).   

1831  Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona).   

1832  Henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912.   

1833  Klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader   

1836  Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910.   

1842  Karl Marx is recorded as becoming editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung.   

1844  Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born   

1846  Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether.   

1851  George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)   

1852  Wilhelm Posse, composer.   

1856  R G Nivelle, French military man   

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1471  Konrad mutian: German humanist   

1542  Djalalud-din mohammed akbar: Emperor of india (1556-1605)   

1550  Henry: Earl of nassau-dillenburg/brother of william of orange   

1608  Evangelista torricelli: Italian physicist   

1674  Robert herrick: Mass, british poet (together)   

1686  Allan ramsay: Scottish poet   

1701  Marie-marguerite d'youville: First native canadian canonized   

1711  Elisabeth teresa of lorraine: Queen of sardinia   

0412  Theophilus: Patriarch of alexandria   

0892  Death of Al-mutamid: Kalief of abbasiden,   

0898  Death of Lambert: Holy roman emperor   

0912  Abdullah ibn muhammad: Emir of córdoba   

1002  Otto-henry: Duke of burgundy (b. 946)   

1080  Death of Rudolf von schwaben: German anti-king,   

1268  Dirk ii: Mister of valkenburg,   

1271  Hostiensis: [henricus the segusia], cardinal/bishop of ostia,