Historical Events In October - 06

1816  William Batchelder Bradbury, composer on this day in history.   

1818  Joseph Rummel, composer on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer   

1819  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardinia (1796-1802)/Jesuit, dies on this day in history.   

1824  On October - 06 henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book   

1827  On this day in history cark Reidel, composer   

1831  On this day in history j W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers)   

1837  On this day in history jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer, dies at 77   

1846  On October - 06 george Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US   

1847  Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor on October - 06.   

1849  On October - 06 the execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.   

1849  On October - 06 basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death"   

1854  On this day in history the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.   

1855  August L Crelle, inventor/mathematician (Rechentafeln), dies at 75 on October - 06.   

1857  American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC) on October - 06.   

1857  On October - 06 american Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)   

1860  On this day in history oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao)   

1860  Stephen Elvey, composer, dies at 55 on October - 06.   

1861  On this day in history naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert   

1861  Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)   

1863  On this day in history dr Charles H Sheppard opens the First public bath, in Brooklyn   

1863  On this day in history battle at Baxter Springs Kansas   

1866  On October - 06 first train robbery in US   

1866  1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000) on October - 06.   

1866  On October - 06 reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music   

1868  Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 on October - 06.   

1869  On October - 06 john Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres   

1871  Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour on October - 06.   

1873  On October - 06 oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer   

1874  Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 on October - 06.   

1876  American Library Association organized in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history julia Culp, mezzo-soprano   

1880  On this day in history benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer, dies   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on this day in history.   

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on October - 06.   

1510  On this day in history birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)   

1510  On October - 06 birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On October - 06 birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on October - 06.   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on October - 06.   

0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on October - 06.   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on October - 06.   

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.   

1101  On October - 06 death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1214  On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on October - 06.