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  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1705  On October - 01 parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king   

1708  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history giovanni Battista Cirri, composer   

1730  On this day in history richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

1735  On October - 01 johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer   

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 October - 01 robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80   

1770  On this day in history vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)   

1770  On October - 01 louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64   

1771  Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer on October - 01.   

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

1787  Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn on October - 01.   

1791  On this day in history the first session of the new French legislative assembly   

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

1791  Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family) on October - 01.   

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands on October - 01.   

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  On this day in history spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty   

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

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

1808  On October - 01 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 October - 01.   

1814  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on October - 01.   

1820  On this day in history gustav Adolf Heinze, composer   

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

1829  On October - 01 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 October - 01.   

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1207  On October - 01 birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

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

1540  On October - 01 birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 October - 01.