Page 2: Historical Events In October - 11

1746  Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies on October - 11.   

1747  On October - 11 marian Paradeiser, composer   

1758  On this day in history wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta)   

1768  Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist on October - 11.   

1776  On October - 11 battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, New York. Although defeated, the American flotilla delayed the British advance and caused it to fall back into winter quarters.   

1776  On this day in history brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British   

1779  Casimir Pulaski, General, dies on October - 11.   

1782  On this day in history steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)   

1788  On this day in history simon Sechter, composer   

1797  British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands on October - 11.   

1797  On October - 11 battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse   

1803  Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) on this day in history.   

1806  Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58) on October - 11.   

1809  On October - 11 along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.   

1809  Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history the Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation   

1811  The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on this day in history.   

1812  Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on October - 11.   

1815  On this day in history pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people   

1820  On this day in history alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1821  The birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA on this day in history.   

1821  On October - 11 angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer   

1824  On this day in history marquis de Lafayette visits the Washington Navy Yard during his year long tour of America. He returned to the yard the next day, October 12, to continue his visit.   

1825  C F Meyer, writer on this day in history.   

1835  Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on this day in history.   

1837  Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 on October - 11.   

1839  On October - 11 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

1841  Freidrich Hegar, composer on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer   

1844  On this day in history henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)   

1850  Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history the University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.   

1861  Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek) on this day in history.   

1863  Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee on October - 11.   

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1335  On October - 11 birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)   

1573  On October - 11 birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On October - 11 birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  On October - 11 birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)   

1661  On this day in history birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on October - 11.   

0732  On this day in history abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  On October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history.   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on October - 11.   

1347  On October - 11 louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46   

1531  On October - 11 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

1598  On this day in history joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies