Historical Events In October - 09

1824  Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica on this day in history.   

1830  Harriet Hosmer, sculptor on October - 09.   

1831  On October - 09 capo d'Istria is assassinated.   

1831  Joannis Capodistrias, Pres of Greece (1829-31), murdered on October - 09.   

1835  The birth of Camille Saint-Saens, French composer on October - 09.   

1835  On this day in history the Royal College, Colombo established with the name Hillstreet Academy in Sri Lanka.   

1837  Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke NC killing 100 on October - 09.   

1837  On October - 09 charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies   

1841  On October - 09 karl F Schinkel, German painter/writer (Neue Wache), dies at 60   

1845  On this day in history the eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church.   

1847  On this day in history andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburg's coal basin)   

1854  the siege of Sebastopol begins on October - 09.   

1855  Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope on this day in history.   

1855  Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor on this day in history.   

1858  Gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips) on October - 09.   

1859  Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Brady Station, VA (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station)   

1863  On October - 09 alexander Siloti, Kharkov Russia, pianist/prof (Moscow Cons 1888-91)   

1864  Battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer & Merrit's cavalry divisions on this day in history.   

1865  1st US underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1869  On October - 09 harry Lawrence Freeman, composer   

1870  Rome is incorporated into Italy by royal decree on October - 09.   

1871  On this day in history the Great Chicago Fire runs out of fuel and burns out.   

1871  Gerrit Bolkestein, minister of Education (1939-4-) on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business   

1873  Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect) on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland   

1876  On this day in history the first 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires   

1876  On October - 09 1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires   

1877  On October - 09 american Humane Association organized in Cleveland   

1877  Locomotive Countess of Dufferin arrives at St. Boniface on a barge towed by the steamer "Selkirk". It was brought in by the contractor Joseph Whitehead to work on the Selkirk - Emerson line and was the first locomotive in Manitoba and on the Prairies on this day in history.   

1877  American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland) on October - 09.   

1878  Robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure) on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history helene Deutsch, [Rosenbach], psychoanalyst (Boston)   

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1201  Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris was born on this day in history.   

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on October - 09.   

1261  On this day in history birth of dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325)   

1328  King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369) was born on October - 09.   

1581  On October - 09 birth of claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist   

1586  On this day in history birth of jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn   

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on October - 09.   

1626  On this day in history birth of john Ferrabosco, composer   

1047  On October - 09 clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005)   

1253  On this day in history grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78   

1273  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany   

1326  Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies on October - 09.   

1390  On this day in history johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies   

1423  Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1436  On October - 09 jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35   

1555  On this day in history death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)