Historical Events In October - 16

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

1774  On October - 16 robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies   

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  On October - 16 george Washington takes Yorktown   

1781  Washington takes Yorktown on this day in history.   

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 October - 16 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  Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1806  On October - 16 william Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869   

1811  Gaetano Capocci, composer on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs Prussia, Austria & Russia)   

1814  On this day in history juan Jose Landaeta, composer, dies at 34   

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

1816  On this day in history william Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

1817  On October - 16 manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies   

1821  On this day in history albert Franz Doppler, composer   

1825  Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1830  On this day in history ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography   

1832  George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on October - 16.   

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

1836  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer on October - 16.   

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

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

1846  Dentist William T Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether on this day in history.   

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

1847  On October - 16 charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on October - 16.   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

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

0775  On October - 16 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  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on this day in history.   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 16.