Historical Events In October - 09

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

1830  On October - 09 harriet Hosmer, sculptor   

1831  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1835  The Royal College, Colombo established with the name Hillstreet Academy in Sri Lanka on October - 09.   

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

1837  Charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies on October - 09.   

1841  On this day in history 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  On October - 09 the siege of Sebastopol begins.   

1855  On this day in history joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope   

1855  On this day in history isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor   

1858  On this day in history gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips)   

1859  Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair) on October - 09.   

1863  Battle of Brady Station, VA (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history alexander Siloti, Kharkov Russia, pianist/prof (Moscow Cons 1888-91)   

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

1865  1st US underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania on October - 09.   

1869  On October - 09 harry Lawrence Freeman, composer   

1870  On October - 09 rome is incorporated into Italy by royal decree   

1871  On October - 09 the Great Chicago Fire runs out of fuel and burns out.   

1871  On October - 09 gerrit Bolkestein, minister of Education (1939-4-)   

1872  Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business on this day in history.   

1873  On October - 09 karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect)   

1874  On October - 09 world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland   

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

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

1877  American Humane Association organized in Cleveland on this day in history.   

1877  On October - 09 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.   

1877  On this day in history american Humane Association organizes (Cleveland)   

1878  On October - 09 robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure)   

1884  Helene Deutsch, [Rosenbach], psychoanalyst (Boston) on October - 09.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1328  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  On this day in history birth of claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist   

1586  Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn was born on this day in history.   

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1626  John Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1253  On October - 09 grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78   

1273  Death of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany on this day in history.   

1326  On October - 09 reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies   

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  Jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1555  On October - 09 death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)