Page 2: Historical Events In October - 11

1746  Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies on October - 11.   

1747  On this day in history 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 October - 11 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 October - 11 brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British   

1779  On October - 11 casimir Pulaski, General, dies   

1782  Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw) on October - 11.   

1788  Simon Sechter, composer on this day in history.   

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 October - 11.   

1809  On this day in history along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.   

1809  On this day in history meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

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

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 this day in history.   

1815  Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people on October - 11.   

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

1821  The birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history c F Meyer, writer   

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

1837  On October - 11 samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71   

1839  On this day in history leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

1841  Freidrich Hegar, composer on this day in history.   

1844  The birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer on this day in history.   

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  Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek) on this day in history.   

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 October - 11.   

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

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

1611  On October - 11 birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  On this day in history birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on October - 11.   

1671  On October - 11 birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

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 this day in history bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  On October - 11 death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

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 this day in history.   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on October - 11.   

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