Page 2: Historical Events In October - 21

1662  Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 on October - 21.   

1680  On October - 21 francisco Jose Coutinho, composer   

1687  On October - 21 edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies   

1708  Dutch & English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel) on October - 21.   

1727  On this day in history russian & Chinese accord to correct boundaries   

1751  David Moritz Michael, composer on October - 21.   

1760  On October - 21 the birth of Katsushka Hokusai, Japanese painter   

1761  Louis AG baron de Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer/brig general on this day in history.   

1762  Herman W Daendels, brig-gen/gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1807-11) on October - 21.   

1765  Giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1767  On October - 21 francesco Ruggi, composer   

1772  On October - 21 the birth of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet and friend of Wordsworth   

1772  Samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, poet (Rime of Ancient Mariner) on October - 21.   

1773  Johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78 on October - 21.   

1774  On October - 21 first display of the word "Liberty" on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts and which was in defiance of British rule in Colonial America.   

1775  Guiseppi Baini, composer on October - 21.   

1790  On this day in history alphonse-Marie Louis de Lamartine, Macon France, writer (René)   

1793  Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history uS Navy frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, launched in Boston   

1798  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1803  George Wright, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1865 on this day in history.   

1805  Battle of Trafalgar, Adm Nelson defeats French & Spanish fleet & dies on this day in history.   

1805  On October - 21 horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar   

1807  Hanri Reber, composer on this day in history.   

1810  Franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1816  The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings. It is the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia on this day in history.   

1822  On October - 21 levinus Keuchenius, Dutch minister of Colonies (1888-90)   

1823  On October - 21 pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer   

1824  Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement (Yorkshire England) on October - 21.   

1827  Petrus PM Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch historian/writer on this day in history.   

1833  Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and creator of the peace prize that bears his name, is born on October - 21.   

1833  The birth of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor of 'Dynamite' on October - 21.   

1833  Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Stockholm, created dynamite & Peace Prizes on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank)   

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on October - 21.   

1527  On October - 21 birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)   

1570  On this day in history birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer   

1574  On this day in history birth of nicolo Rubini, composer   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on October - 21.   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on October - 21.   

1650  On October - 21 birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)   

1660  On October - 21 birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)   

1125  On this day in history death of cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer   

1204  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman   

1221  Death of Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201) on October - 21.   

1266  Death of Birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

1422  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1439  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53 on October - 21.   

1500  Death of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442) on October - 21.   

1505  On October - 21 death of paul Scriptoris, German mathematician