Historical Events In October - 11

1746  On this day in history battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies   

1747  On October - 11 marian Paradeiser, composer   

1758  Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta) on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist   

1776  On this day in history battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, New York. Although defeated, the American flotilla delayed the British advance and caused it to fall back into winter quarters.   

1776  On this day in history brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British   

1779  Casimir Pulaski, General, dies on this day in history.   

1782  Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw) on this day in history.   

1788  Simon Sechter, composer on October - 11.   

1797  On October - 11 british naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands   

1797  Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse on October - 11.   

1803  Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58)   

1809  Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand on October - 11.   

1809  Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history the Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation   

1811  The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on October - 11.   

1812  On this day in history jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60   

1815  Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people on this day in history.   

1820  Alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on October - 11.   

1821  On October - 11 the birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA   

1821  Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history marquis de Lafayette visits the Washington Navy Yard during his year long tour of America. He returned to the yard the next day, October 12, to continue his visit.   

1825  C F Meyer, writer on October - 11.   

1835  On this day in history hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900   

1837  Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1839  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1841  Freidrich Hegar, composer on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer   

1844  On October - 11 henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)   

1850  Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 on October - 11.   

1852  The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)   

1863  On this day in history skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee   

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1335  On October - 11 birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.   

1661  On this day in history birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  On this day in history birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  On October - 11 birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on October - 11.   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history.   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on October - 11.   

1347  On October - 11 louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  On October - 11 jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46   

1531  On this day in history huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

1598  On this day in history joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies