October 16 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1765  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer.   

1774  Robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies   

1775  Portland, Maine burned by British   

1780  Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War.   

1781  George Washington takes Yorktown.   

1781  Washington takes Yorktown   

1791  Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies   

1793  The Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, is are discovered guilty of treason and executed by guillotine in Paris   

1793  Battle of Wattignies   

1793  Marie Antoinette, queen of France, beheaded in France   

1795  M von Böhms "Oorlogscantate" premieres   

1799  Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44.   

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869.   

1811  Gaetano Capocci, composer   

1813  Battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs Prussia, Austria and Russia).   

1814  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer, dies at 34.   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to St Helena, an island in the Atlantic.   

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

1817  Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies.   

1821  Albert Franz Doppler, composer.   

1825  Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer   

1829  Tremont Hotel, inaugural US modern hotel opens in Boston.   

1829  Tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston).   

1830  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography   

1832  George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1834  London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn   

1836  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer, dies at 33.   

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer   

1841  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   

1846  Dentist William T Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether.   

1846  Dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether.   

1847  Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published.   

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1396  William de la pole: 1st duke of suffolk, english soldier   

1430  King james ii of scotland: King james ii of scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo contarini: Italian diplomat and cardinal   

1535  Niwa nagahide: Japanese warlord   

1605  Charles c dassoucy: French writer/singer   

1663  Prince eugene of savoy: French-born austrian general   

1679  Jan dismas zelenka: Composer   

1708  Albrecht von haller: Switz, experimental physiology (acad of science)   

0775  Mansur: Kalief of abbasiden,   

1323  Amadeus v the great: Count of flanders/savoy,   

1333  Nicolaas v: [pietro rainalducci], italian anti-pope (1328-30),   

1355  Louis: King of sicily, felled by the black death   

1473  Reinoud ii van brederode: Viscount of utrecht,   

1553  Lucas cranach sr: German painter,   

1555  Death of Hugh latimer: Royal chaplain of anna boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  Baron van montigny: Dutch earl of horne, murdered