Page 2: Historical Events In October - 01

1684  On this day in history pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42   

1685  Charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40) on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy   

1704  On October - 01 cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1705  Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king on October - 01.   

1708  On October - 01 john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59   

1724  On this day in history giovanni Battista Cirri, composer   

1730  Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) on this day in history.   

1735  Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer on this day in history.   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France on this day in history.   

1760  On October - 01 william Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek)   

1768  On this day in history english troops under general Gauge lands in Boston   

1768  Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on October - 01.   

1770  On this day in history vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)   

1770  Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1771  Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer on October - 01.   

1781  James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!") on this day in history.   

1787  Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn on October - 01.   

1791  The first session of the new French legislative assembly on this day in history.   

1791  1st session of new French legislative assembly on this day in history.   

1791  Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family) on October - 01.   

1795  France annexes Southern Netherlands on October - 01.   

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1799  On October - 01 rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)   

1800  Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty on this day in history.   

1800  U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history england & France signs Preliminary of London   

1808  Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer on October - 01.   

1814  Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw the Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring on October - 01.   

1814  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history gustav Adolf Heinze, composer   

1827  The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia on October - 01.   

1829  South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; later to separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history general Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on October - 01.   

1577  On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)   

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer   

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  On October - 01 vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies   

0552  On October - 01 teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle   

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on this day in history.   

0976  On October - 01 al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

1040  On October - 01 death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.   

1310  On this day in history death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)