Historical Events In October - 09

1824  Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica on this day in history.   

1830  Harriet Hosmer, sculptor on October - 09.   

1831  Capo d'Istria is assassinated on this day in history.   

1831  Joannis Capodistrias, Pres of Greece (1829-31), murdered on this day in history.   

1835  On October - 09 the birth of Camille Saint-Saens, French composer   

1835  On this day in history the Royal College, Colombo established with the name Hillstreet Academy in Sri Lanka.   

1837  On this day in history steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke NC killing 100   

1837  Charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history karl F Schinkel, German painter/writer (Neue Wache), dies at 60   

1845  The eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburg's coal basin)   

1854  On October - 09 the siege of Sebastopol begins.   

1855  On October - 09 joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope   

1855  Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor on October - 09.   

1858  Gerard L F Philips, Dutch engineer/manufacturer (Philips) on October - 09.   

1859  On October - 09 alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)   

1863  On this day in history battle of Brady Station, VA (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station)   

1863  Alexander Siloti, Kharkov Russia, pianist/prof (Moscow Cons 1888-91) on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer & Merrit's cavalry divisions   

1865  1st US underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1869  Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history rome is incorporated into Italy by royal decree   

1871  The Great Chicago Fire runs out of fuel and burns out on this day in history.   

1871  Gerrit Bolkestein, minister of Education (1939-4-) on October - 09.   

1872  Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business on this day in history.   

1873  Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect) on October - 09.   

1874  World Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland on October - 09.   

1876  The first 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires on this day in history.   

1876  On October - 09 1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires   

1877  American Humane Association organized in Cleveland on October - 09.   

1877  On October - 09 locomotive Countess of Dufferin arrives at St. Boniface on a barge towed by the steamer "Selkirk". It was brought in by the contractor Joseph Whitehead to work on the Selkirk - Emerson line and was the first locomotive in Manitoba and on the Prairies.   

1877  American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland) on this day in history.   

1878  Robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure) on this day in history.   

1884  On October - 09 helene Deutsch, [Rosenbach], psychoanalyst (Boston)   

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1201  Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris was born on this day in history.   

1221  On this day in history birth of salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler   

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

1328  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1586  Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn was born on October - 09.   

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on October - 09.   

1626  On October - 09 birth of john Ferrabosco, composer   

1047  Clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) on October - 09.   

1253  On October - 09 grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78   

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

1326  On October - 09 reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies   

1390  On October - 09 johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies   

1423  On this day in history frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies   

1436  Jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1555  On this day in history death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)