Historical Events In October - 11

1746  Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies on this day in history.   

1747  On October - 11 marian Paradeiser, composer   

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

1768  On this day in history adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist   

1776  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 on October - 11.   

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

1779  Casimir Pulaski, General, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history british naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands   

1797  Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse on October - 11.   

1803  On this day in history albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen)   

1806  Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58) on this day in history.   

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

1809  On October - 11 meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

1811  The Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on October - 11.   

1811  The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on October - 11.   

1812  On October - 11 jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60   

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  On this day in history the birth of Sir George Williams, Founder of the YMCA   

1821  On October - 11 angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer   

1824  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 on this day in history.   

1825  On October - 11 c F Meyer, writer   

1835  Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on October - 11.   

1837  On October - 11 samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71   

1839  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1841  On October - 11 freidrich Hegar, composer   

1844  The birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer on October - 11.   

1844  On October - 11 henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)   

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

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 October - 11.   

1863  On this day in history skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on October - 11.   

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)   

1661  On October - 11 birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  On this day in history birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on this day in history.   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on October - 11.   

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  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

1424  On October - 11 jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46   

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

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies