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  Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta) on this day in history.   

1768  Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist on this day in history.   

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 October - 11 brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British   

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

1782  Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw) on this day in history.   

1788  Simon Sechter, composer on this day in history.   

1797  British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

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

1806  On October - 11 aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58)   

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

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

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

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

1812  Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1820  Alfred Washington Ellet, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on October - 11.   

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

1821  Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer on this day in history.   

1824  On October - 11 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  On October - 11 c F Meyer, writer   

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

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  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  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 this day in history.   

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 October - 11.   

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

1593  On October - 11 birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)   

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

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.   

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  On October - 11 birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

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  On this day in history boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

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