Historical Events In October - 01

1684  Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 on October - 01.   

1685  On October - 01 charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)   

1688  Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy on this day in history.   

1704  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on October - 01.   

1705  Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king on this day in history.   

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

1724  Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer on this day in history.   

1730  On this day in history richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

1735  On this day in history johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer   

1746  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France   

1760  William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek) on October - 01.   

1768  English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80   

1770  On October - 01 vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)   

1770  Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on October - 01.   

1771  On October - 01 pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer   

1781  On October - 01 james Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!")   

1787  Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn on this day in history.   

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

1791  On October - 01 1st session of new French legislative assembly   

1791  On this day in history sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)   

1795  On this day in history france annexes Southern Netherlands   

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on October - 01.   

1799  Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame) on October - 01.   

1800  Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty on October - 01.   

1800  U.S. Schooner Experiment captures French Schooner Diana on October - 01.   

1801  England & France signs Preliminary of London on this day in history.   

1808  Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer on this day in history.   

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

1814  On this day in history jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies   

1820  On this day in history gustav Adolf Heinze, composer   

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

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  General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam on October - 01.   

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1207  On October - 01 birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  On October - 01 birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  On October - 01 birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery   

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On October - 01 birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on October - 01.   

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on this day in history.   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on October - 01.   

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on October - 01.   

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on this day in history.   

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on October - 01.   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on this day in history.