Historical Events In October - 16

1765  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer on October - 16.   

1774  Robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history portland, Maine burned by British   

1780  Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War on October - 16.   

1781  George Washington takes Yorktown on October - 16.   

1781  On October - 16 washington takes Yorktown   

1791  Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies on October - 16.   

1793  The Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, is found guilty of treason and executed by guillotine in Paris on October - 16.   

1793  On this day in history battle of Wattignies.   

1793  Marie Antoinette, queen of France, beheaded in France on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history m von Böhms "Oorlogscantate" premieres   

1799  Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 on October - 16.   

1806  On this day in history william Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869   

1811  On October - 16 gaetano Capocci, composer   

1813  Battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs Prussia, Austria & Russia) on this day in history.   

1814  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to St Helena, an island in the Atlantic on October - 16.   

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 on October - 16.   

1817  On this day in history manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies   

1821  On October - 16 albert Franz Doppler, composer   

1825  On October - 16 thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer on October - 16.   

1829  On October - 16 tremont Hotel, first US modern hotel opens in Boston   

1829  Tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston) on this day in history.   

1830  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography on October - 16.   

1832  On October - 16 george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1834  London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn on this day in history.   

1836  On October - 16 friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer, dies at 33   

1837  On this day in history john Francis Barnett, composer   

1841  Queens University in Kingston is chartered on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history sir William Rowan Hamilton comes up with the idea of quaternions, a non-commutative extension of complex numbers.   

1846  On October - 16 dentist William T Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether   

1846  Dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether on October - 16.   

1847  Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published on this day in history.   

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1396  On October - 16 birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

1483  On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On October - 16 birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on October - 16.   

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on October - 16.   

1355  On October - 16 death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on October - 16.   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on October - 16.   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on October - 16.