Page 2: Historical Events In October - 23

1773  On this day in history pietro Generali, composer   

1775  Continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army on this day in history.   

1782  On October - 23 joseph Reipel, composer, dies at 73   

1788  Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) on October - 23.   

1790  Slaves revolt in Haiti (later suppressed) on this day in history.   

1794  Joseph Panny, composer on October - 23.   

1797  John J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51) on October - 23.   

1799  On this day in history william Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58   

1801  On this day in history gustav Albert Lortzing, composer   

1801  Johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1805  Sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340 on this day in history.   

1805  Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer) on October - 23.   

1806  On this day in history franz Seydelmann, composer, dies at 58   

1810  [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary (NY Tribune) on this day in history.   

1812  On October - 23 failed coup against emperor Napoleon   

1813  The Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over to the rival British North West Company (the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest was dominated for the next three decades by the United Kingdom) on October - 23.   

1814  1st plastic surgery is performed (England) on this day in history.   

1819  On October - 23 isac Baker Woodbury, composer   

1820  James Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889 on this day in history.   

1824  1st steam locomotive is introduced on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1828  Turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on October - 23.   

1835  On October - 23 adlai Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97)   

1844  On October - 23 louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis   

1846  Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history guillaume Couture, composer   

1852  Jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer on October - 23.   

1853  Maastricht-Aken railway in Neth opens on October - 23.   

1854  On October - 23 the Times give precise British positions in Krim   

1864  On this day in history battle of Westport, Missouri   

1864  On this day in history union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price   

1867  On this day in history 72 Senators are summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate.   

1868  Rama V, [Chulalongkorn], leader of Thailand (-1910) on this day in history.   

1869  Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer on this day in history.   

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1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on this day in history.   

1634  On October - 23 birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) was born on October - 23.   

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on October - 23.   

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on this day in history.   

1260  On this day in history death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1450  On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1456  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on this day in history.   

1550  On October - 23 death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on October - 23.   

1616  On this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)