Historical Events In October - 01

1684  On October - 01 pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42   

1685  On this day in history charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)   

1688  On this day in history prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy   

1704  On this day in history cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1705  Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king on October - 01.   

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

1724  On October - 01 giovanni Battista Cirri, composer   

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

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

1746  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France   

1760  William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek) on October - 01.   

1768  English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston on this day in history.   

1768  Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on October - 01.   

1770  Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799) on this day in history.   

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

1771  Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history the first session of the new French legislative assembly   

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

1791  On October - 01 sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)   

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands on this day in history.   

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  Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty on this day in history.   

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

1801  England & France signs Preliminary of London on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer   

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

1814  On October - 01 jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies   

1820  Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer on this day in history.   

1827  On October - 01 the Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.   

1829  On this day in history 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.   

1830  General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on October - 01.   

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

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on October - 01.   

1577  On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)   

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on October - 01.   

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer   

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on this day in history.   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on October - 01.   

0552  On October - 01 teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle   

0959  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England   

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on October - 01.   

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on October - 01.   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on this day in history.