Historical Events In October - 23

1773  Pietro Generali, composer on this day in history.   

1775  On October - 23 continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army   

1782  On October - 23 joseph Reipel, composer, dies at 73   

1788  On October - 23 sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)   

1790  Slaves revolt in Haiti (later suppressed) on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history joseph Panny, composer   

1797  On this day in history john J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51)   

1799  On this day in history william Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58   

1801  On this day in history gustav Albert Lortzing, composer   

1801  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60   

1805  Sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340 on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer)   

1806  On this day in history franz Seydelmann, composer, dies at 58   

1810  [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary (NY Tribune) on October - 23.   

1812  On October - 23 failed coup against emperor Napoleon   

1813  On October - 23 the Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over to the rival British North West Company (the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest was dominated for the next three decades by the United Kingdom).   

1814  1st plastic surgery is performed (England) on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer   

1820  On October - 23 james Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889   

1824  1st steam locomotive is introduced on October - 23.   

1824  On October - 23 thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1828  Turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on October - 23.   

1835  On October - 23 adlai Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97)   

1844  On this day in history louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis   

1846  Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer on October - 23.   

1851  On this day in history guillaume Couture, composer   

1852  Jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer on this day in history.   

1853  Maastricht-Aken railway in Neth opens on October - 23.   

1854  The Times give precise British positions in Krim on October - 23.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Westport, Missouri   

1864  On October - 23 union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price   

1867  72 Senators are summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate on October - 23.   

1868  On this day in history rama V, [Chulalongkorn], leader of Thailand (-1910)   

1869  Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer on October - 23.   

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1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on October - 23.   

1516  On this day in history birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on October - 23.   

1634  Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715) was born on October - 23.   

1654  On this day in history birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1698  On October - 23 birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 23.   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on October - 23.   

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on October - 23.   

1260  On this day in history death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1450  On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1456  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on October - 23.   

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on October - 23.   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on October - 23.   

1616  On October - 23 death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)