Historical Events In October - 06

1816  On this day in history william Batchelder Bradbury, composer   

1818  On October - 06 joseph Rummel, composer   

1819  On this day in history willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer   

1819  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardinia (1796-1802)/Jesuit, dies on this day in history.   

1824  Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book on October - 06.   

1827  On this day in history cark Reidel, composer   

1831  J W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers) on this day in history.   

1837  Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer, dies at 77 on October - 06.   

1846  George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US on October - 06.   

1847  Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor on this day in history.   

1849  The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence on this day in history.   

1849  Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death" on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead started shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.   

1855  August L Crelle, inventor/mathematician (Rechentafeln), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1857  American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC) on this day in history.   

1857  On October - 06 american Chess Assn organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)   

1860  Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curacao) on October - 06.   

1860  On this day in history stephen Elvey, composer, dies at 55   

1861  On October - 06 naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert   

1861  Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84 on October - 06.   

1862  Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive) on October - 06.   

1863  Dr Charles H Sheppard opens the First public bath, in Brooklyn on this day in history.   

1863  Battle at Baxter Springs Kansas on October - 06.   

1866  On this day in history first train robbery in US   

1866  1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000) on October - 06.   

1866  On this day in history reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music   

1868  Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 on October - 06.   

1869  John Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer," premieres on this day in history.   

1871  Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer   

1874  On October - 06 thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50   

1876  American Library Association organized in Philadelphia on October - 06.   

1880  On October - 06 julia Culp, mezzo-soprano   

1880  On October - 06 benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer, dies   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1289  On October - 06 birth of king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)   

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on October - 06.   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on October - 06.   

1510  On this day in history birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  On October - 06 birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1573  On October - 06 birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on October - 06.   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on this day in history.   

0404  On this day in history eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on October - 06.   

1014  On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.   

1101  On this day in history death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1214  On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  On this day in history death of dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382)   

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on this day in history.