Page 2: Historical Events In October - 16

1765  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer on October - 16.   

1774  On this day in history robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies   

1775  Portland, Maine burned by British on October - 16.   

1780  Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

1781  George Washington takes Yorktown on this day in history.   

1781  Washington takes Yorktown on October - 16.   

1791  Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies on October - 16.   

1793  On October - 16 the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, is found guilty of treason and executed by guillotine in Paris   

1793  On this day in history battle of Wattignies.   

1793  On this day in history marie Antoinette, queen of France, beheaded in France   

1795  M von Böhms "Oorlogscantate" premieres on this day in history.   

1799  Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 on this day in history.   

1811  Gaetano Capocci, composer on this day in history.   

1813  Battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs Prussia, Austria & Russia) on October - 16.   

1814  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to St Helena, an island in the Atlantic on October - 16.   

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 on October - 16.   

1817  Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history albert Franz Doppler, composer   

1825  On this day in history thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer on October - 16.   

1829  On October - 16 tremont Hotel, first US modern hotel opens in Boston   

1829  On this day in history tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston)   

1830  On October - 16 ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography   

1832  George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1834  London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer, dies at 33   

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer on this day in history.   

1841  On October - 16 queens University in Kingston is chartered   

1843  Sir William Rowan Hamilton comes up with the idea of quaternions, a non-commutative extension of complex numbers on October - 16.   

1846  On this day in history dentist William T Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether   

1846  Dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether on this day in history.   

1847  Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published on October - 16.   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.   

1679  On October - 16 birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.   

0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on October - 16.   

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  On October - 16 death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1553  On October - 16 lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered