Page 2: Historical Events In October - 11

1746  On October - 11 battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies   

1747  On this day in history marian Paradeiser, composer   

1758  On this day in history wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta)   

1768  Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist on this day in history.   

1776  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 on October - 11.   

1776  Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, General, dies   

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

1788  On October - 11 simon Sechter, composer   

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

1797  On October - 11 battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse   

1803  On this day in history albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen)   

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 October - 11.   

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

1811  The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on this day in history.   

1812  Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on October - 11.   

1815  On October - 11 pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people   

1820  On October - 11 alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1821  On this day in history the birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA   

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

1824  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 on October - 11.   

1825  C F Meyer, writer on this day in history.   

1835  Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on October - 11.   

1837  Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 on October - 11.   

1839  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on October - 11.   

1841  Freidrich Hegar, composer on this day in history.   

1844  On October - 11 the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer   

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

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

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

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  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On October - 11 birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  On October - 11 birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)   

1611  On October - 11 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  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on October - 11.   

0732  On this day in history abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.   

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies