Page 2: Historical Events In October - 21

1662  Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1680  Francisco Jose Coutinho, composer on this day in history.   

1687  Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies on this day in history.   

1708  Dutch & English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel) on October - 21.   

1727  Russian & Chinese accord to correct boundaries on this day in history.   

1751  On October - 21 david Moritz Michael, composer   

1760  On this day in history the birth of Katsushka Hokusai, Japanese painter   

1761  Louis AG baron de Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer/brig general on this day in history.   

1762  Herman W Daendels, brig-gen/gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1807-11) on this day in history.   

1765  Giovanni Paolo Pannini/Panini, Italian painter/architect, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1767  Francesco Ruggi, composer on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history the birth of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet and friend of Wordsworth   

1772  Samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, poet (Rime of Ancient Mariner) on October - 21.   

1773  On October - 21 johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78   

1774  First display of the word "Liberty" on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts and which was in defiance of British rule in Colonial America on this day in history.   

1775  Guiseppi Baini, composer on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history alphonse-Marie Louis de Lamartine, Macon France, writer (René)   

1793  Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1797  US Navy frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, launched in Boston on this day in history.   

1798  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer, dies at 71 on October - 21.   

1803  On October - 21 george Wright, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1865   

1805  Battle of Trafalgar, Adm Nelson defeats French & Spanish fleet & dies on October - 21.   

1805  Horatio Nelson, dies in Battle of Trafalgar on this day in history.   

1807  Hanri Reber, composer on this day in history.   

1810  Franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1816  The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings. It is the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia on October - 21.   

1822  On this day in history levinus Keuchenius, Dutch minister of Colonies (1888-90)   

1823  On October - 21 pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer   

1824  Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement (Yorkshire England) on October - 21.   

1827  Petrus PM Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch historian/writer on this day in history.   

1833  Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and creator of the peace prize that bears his name, is born on October - 21.   

1833  On October - 21 the birth of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor of 'Dynamite'   

1833  Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Stockholm, created dynamite & Peace Prizes on October - 21.   

1839  On this day in history georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank)   

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1449  On October - 21 birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)   

1527  Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1570  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer was born on October - 21.   

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on October - 21.   

1581  On this day in history birth of domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641)   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)   

1660  On October - 21 birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)   

1125  On this day in history death of cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer   

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on this day in history.   

1221  On October - 21 death of alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)   

1266  Death of Birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210) on October - 21.   

1422  On this day in history charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54   

1439  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53 on October - 21.   

1500  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)   

1505  Death of Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician on this day in history.