Page 2: Historical Events In October - 01

1684  On October - 01 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  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on October - 01.   

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

1708  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on October - 01.   

1724  On this day in history giovanni Battista Cirri, composer   

1730  Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) on this day in history.   

1735  On October - 01 johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer   

1746  On October - 01 bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France   

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

1768  On October - 01 english troops under general Gauge lands in Boston   

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  Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer on October - 01.   

1781  On this day in history james Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!")   

1787  On this day in history russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.   

1791  On October - 01 the first session of the new French legislative assembly   

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

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

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  On October - 01 rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)   

1800  Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty on October - 01.   

1800  On October - 01 u.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana.   

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

1808  Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer on this day in history.   

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  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on this day in history.   

1820  Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer on October - 01.   

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

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  On October - 01 birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

1507  On this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

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 this day in history.   

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On October - 01 birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

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

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer   

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on October - 01.   

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on October - 01.   

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on this day in history.   

1189  On October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on October - 01.