Page 2: Historical Events In October - 11

1746  Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies on this day in history.   

1747  On this day in history marian Paradeiser, composer   

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

1768  On October - 11 adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist   

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 October - 11.   

1779  On October - 11 casimir Pulaski, General, dies   

1782  On October - 11 steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)   

1788  On October - 11 simon Sechter, composer   

1797  British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse   

1803  Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) on October - 11.   

1806  Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58) on this day in history.   

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  On October - 11 meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

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

1811  On October - 11 the Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation   

1812  Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 11.   

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  On this day in history c F Meyer, writer   

1835  Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on this day in history.   

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

1839  On October - 11 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

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  Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) on this day in history.   

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 October - 11.   

1861  On October - 11 battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)   

1863  On October - 11 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  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

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

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on October - 11.   

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

1661  On October - 11 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 October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  On October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

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

1303  On October - 11 boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on October - 11.   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on October - 11.   

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

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