Page 2: Historical Events In October - 01

1684  On this day in history pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42   

1685  On October - 01 charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)   

1688  Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy on this day in history.   

1704  On October - 01 cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1705  Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59   

1724  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer on this day in history.   

1730  On October - 01 richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

1735  Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer on October - 01.   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France on this day in history.   

1760  On October - 01 william Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek)   

1768  English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston on October - 01.   

1768  On this day in history robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80   

1770  Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799) on October - 01.   

1770  On this day in history louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64   

1771  On this day in history pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer   

1781  James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!") on October - 01.   

1787  On October - 01 russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.   

1791  The first session of the new French legislative assembly on this day in history.   

1791  1st session of new French legislative assembly on October - 01.   

1791  Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family) on this day in history.   

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands on October - 01.   

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1799  Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame) on October - 01.   

1800  On October - 01 spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty   

1800  U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history england & France signs Preliminary of London   

1808  On this day in history fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer   

1814  Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw the Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies   

1820  On October - 01 gustav Adolf Heinze, composer   

1827  On this day in history the Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.   

1829  South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; later to separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools on this day in history.   

1830  General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam on October - 01.   

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1207  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on October - 01.   

1540  Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born on October - 01.   

1549  On October - 01 birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery   

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.   

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on this day in history.   

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  On October - 01 vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies   

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on this day in history.   

0976  On this day in history al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

1040  On October - 01 death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.   

1310  On October - 01 death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)