Page 2: Historical Events In October - 16

1765  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer on this day in history.   

1774  Robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies on October - 16.   

1775  Portland, Maine burned by British on this day in history.   

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

1781  George Washington takes Yorktown on this day in history.   

1781  On October - 16 washington takes Yorktown   

1791  Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies on this day in history.   

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

1793  On this day in history battle of Wattignies.   

1793  Marie Antoinette, queen of France, beheaded in France on October - 16.   

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

1799  On October - 16 antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44   

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 October - 16.   

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

1815  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte exiled to St Helena, an island in the Atlantic   

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 on this day in history.   

1817  On October - 16 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  On this day in history piotr Studzinski, composer   

1829  Tremont Hotel, first US modern hotel opens in Boston on this day in history.   

1829  On October - 16 tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston)   

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

1832  On this day in history george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1834  On this day in history london parliament catches fire; historic documents burn   

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

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer on this day in history.   

1841  Queens University in Kingston is chartered on October - 16.   

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  Dentist William T Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether on October - 16.   

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

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

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.   

1430  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

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

1708  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 16.   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

1473  On this day in history reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on October - 16.   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.