Historical Events In October - 21

1662  Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1680  On October - 21 francisco Jose Coutinho, composer   

1687  Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history dutch & English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel)   

1727  Russian & Chinese accord to correct boundaries on October - 21.   

1751  David Moritz Michael, composer on October - 21.   

1760  The birth of Katsushka Hokusai, Japanese painter on this day in history.   

1761  On this day in history louis AG baron de Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer/brig general   

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 October - 21.   

1767  Francesco Ruggi, composer on this day in history.   

1772  The birth of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet and friend of Wordsworth on October - 21.   

1772  On October - 21 samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, poet (Rime of Ancient Mariner)   

1773  On October - 21 johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78   

1774  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 on October - 21.   

1775  Guiseppi Baini, composer on this day in history.   

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 October - 21 uS Navy frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, launched in Boston   

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

1803  On this day in history george Wright, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1865   

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  On this day in history franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52   

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 October - 21.   

1822  Levinus Keuchenius, Dutch minister of Colonies (1888-90) on October - 21.   

1823  On this day in history pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer   

1824  On this day in history joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement (Yorkshire England)   

1827  On October - 21 petrus PM Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch historian/writer   

1833  On this day in history alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and creator of the peace prize that bears his name, is born.   

1833  The birth of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor of 'Dynamite' on this day in history.   

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  On October - 21 birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)   

1527  Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578) was born on October - 21.   

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

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII   

1650  On this day in history 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  Death of Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer on this day in history.   

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on October - 21.   

1221  On October - 21 death of alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)   

1266  Death of Birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210) on October - 21.   

1422  On October - 21 charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54   

1439  On this day in history traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53   

1500  On October - 21 death of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)   

1505  Death of Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician on October - 21.