Historical Events In October - 23

1773  Pietro Generali, composer on this day in history.   

1775  On October - 23 continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army   

1782  On this day in history joseph Reipel, composer, dies at 73   

1788  On October - 23 sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)   

1790  On this day in history slaves revolt in Haiti (later suppressed)   

1794  On October - 23 joseph Panny, composer   

1797  On October - 23 john J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51)   

1799  On this day in history william Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58   

1801  Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer on October - 23.   

1801  Johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340   

1805  On this day in history adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer)   

1806  On October - 23 franz Seydelmann, composer, dies at 58   

1810  On October - 23 [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary (NY Tribune)   

1812  On this day in history failed coup against emperor Napoleon   

1813  The Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over to the rival British North West Company (the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest was dominated for the next three decades by the United Kingdom) on October - 23.   

1814  On this day in history 1st plastic surgery is performed (England)   

1819  On October - 23 isac Baker Woodbury, composer   

1820  On this day in history james Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889   

1824  On this day in history 1st steam locomotive is introduced   

1824  On October - 23 thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1828  On this day in history turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1835  Adlai Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97) on October - 23.   

1844  Louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis on this day in history.   

1846  Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer on October - 23.   

1851  On this day in history guillaume Couture, composer   

1852  Jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer on this day in history.   

1853  Maastricht-Aken railway in Neth opens on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history the Times give precise British positions in Krim   

1864  On this day in history battle of Westport, Missouri   

1864  On this day in history union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price   

1867  On this day in history 72 Senators are summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate.   

1868  Rama V, [Chulalongkorn], leader of Thailand (-1910) on October - 23.   

1869  On October - 23 jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer   

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1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on October - 23.   

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history birth of juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist   

1634  On October - 23 birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  On October - 23 birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1705  On October - 23 birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on October - 23.   

0930  On this day in history death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on October - 23.   

1450  On October - 23 johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1456  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on October - 23.   

1550  On this day in history death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

1581  On this day in history death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on October - 23.   

1616  Death of Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) on October - 23.