Historical Events In October - 09

1655  Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Krakow on this day in history.   

1663  Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia) on October - 09.   

1668  On this day in history mass society storms palace of "heretics" Spanish gov Jose de Paternina   

1701  On this day in history collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven   

1701  On this day in history the Collegiate School of Connecticut is chartered in New Haven. It was later renamed to Yale University.   

1708  On this day in history battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy   

1716  England & France sign treaty on October - 09.   

1727  Johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer on October - 09.   

1740  On October - 09 neth gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia   

1757  Charles X, reactionary king of France (1824-30); deposed on this day in history.   

1760  Russian/Austrian army occupies Berlin [OS=Sep 28] on this day in history.   

1760  On October - 09 pierre Gaveaux, composer   

1766  On this day in history bedrich Divis Weber, composer   

1769  On October - 09 marianus Konigsperger, composer, dies at 60   

1771  The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15)   

1776  On October - 09 mission Dolores founded by SF Bay   

1776  On this day in history spanish missionaries first settle in what is now San Francisco, California.   

1781  On this day in history thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer, dies at 49   

1782  Lewis Cass, (Gov-Mich) on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history french troops occupy Hertogenbosch   

1797  Elia van Vilnius, Latvian rabbi, dies at 77 on October - 09.   

1799  On this day in history british frigate HMS Lutine sinks off Dutch coast   

1804  On this day in history hobart Tasmania founded   

1806  On this day in history prussia declares war on France.   

1806  Benjamin Banneker, astronomer/mathematician, dies at 74 on October - 09.   

1813  On October - 09 john Jones Pettus, Confederate governor (D-Miss, 1859-63)   

1817  On October - 09 university of Gent officially opens   

1818  On this day in history congress of Aken returns to France from Libya   

1819  On October - 09 samuel McGowan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897   

1820  On October - 09 guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador   

1821  On October - 09 georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer, dies at 68   

1822  George Sykes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1880 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history mary Ann Shadd Cary, 1st black US newspaper publishers   

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1201  On October - 09 birth of robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris   

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on this day in history.   

1261  Dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325) was born on October - 09.   

1328  King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369) was born on October - 09.   

1581  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist was born on October - 09.   

1586  Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn was born on this day in history.   

1586  On October - 09 birth of archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632)   

1626  On October - 09 birth of john Ferrabosco, composer   

1047  Clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) on this day in history.   

1253  Grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1273  Death of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany on this day in history.   

1326  Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies on October - 09.   

1390  Johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies on this day in history.   

1423  Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies on October - 09.   

1436  On this day in history jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35   

1555  On October - 09 death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)