Historical Events In October - 16

1765  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer on this day in history.   

1774  On October - 16 robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies   

1775  On October - 16 portland, Maine burned by British   

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 October - 16.   

1781  On this day in history washington takes Yorktown   

1791  Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies on this day in history.   

1793  The Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, is found guilty of treason and executed by guillotine in Paris on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history battle of Wattignies.   

1793  On October - 16 marie Antoinette, queen of France, beheaded in France   

1795  M von Böhms "Oorlogscantate" premieres on October - 16.   

1799  On October - 16 antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44   

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 on October - 16.   

1811  On October - 16 gaetano Capocci, composer   

1813  On this day in history battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs Prussia, Austria & Russia)   

1814  On this day in history juan Jose Landaeta, composer, dies at 34   

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 this day in history.   

1817  Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies on October - 16.   

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  Tremont Hotel, first US modern hotel opens in Boston on October - 16.   

1829  On October - 16 tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston)   

1830  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography on October - 16.   

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

1834  On this day in history london parliament catches fire; historic documents burn   

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

1837  On this day in history john Francis Barnett, composer   

1841  Queens University in Kingston is chartered on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether   

1847  On this day in history charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published   

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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  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

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

1663  On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

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

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on October - 16.   

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  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1570  On this day in history death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered