Page 2: Historical Events In October - 20

1780  M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla   

1781  Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy.   

1784  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs   

1786  Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US.   

1788  Philip Knapton, composer   

1792  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer   

1794  James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64   

1803  US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.   

1803  US Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase   

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus).   

1812  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer.   

1813  German Kingdom of Westphalia abolished.   

1817  inaugural Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage.   

1817  1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

1818  49th parallel established as the border between US and Canada.   

1818  US and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country   

1818  49th parallel forms as border between US and Canada   

1819  Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914.   

1819  Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66   

1820  Spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million   

1820  Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army).   

1822  Thomas Hughes, English author is born.   

1822  1st edition of London Sunday Times   

1822  Mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884.   

1823  Thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)   

1827  Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet.   

1833  Charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana.   

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti.   

1843  1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname   

1843  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur.   

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandfather.   

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa   

1854  Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile).   

1856  Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens.   

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1435  Andrea della robbia: Florence, sculptor, nephew of luca   

1475  Giovanni rucellai: Italian poet (le api)   

1496  Claude de lutherans: Duke of guise   

1616  Thomas bartholin: Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian   

1620  Aelbert cuyp: Dutch painter   

1632  Christopher wren: England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  Nicolaas van der veken: Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  Nicolas de largillière: French painter   

0460  Eudocia aelia athenais: Empress oostromeinse rich/poetess,   

1139  Death of Henry x the trotse: Duke of bayern (1126-38),   

1187  Death of Urbanus iii: [umberto crivelli], italian pope (1185-87),   

1268  Conrad hohenstaufen: [conrad van zwaben], son of conrad iv,   

1274  Engelbert ii of falkenburg: Archbishop of cologne,   

1438  Jacopo di piero della quercia: Italian sculptor,   

1525  Death of Joannes custos: S neth humanist,   

1570  Death of João de barros: Portuguese historian (b. 1496)