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  Joseph Reipel, composer, dies at 73 on October - 23.   

1788  On this day in history sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)   

1790  On this day in history slaves revolt in Haiti (later suppressed)   

1794  On October - 23 joseph Panny, composer   

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  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60   

1805  On October - 23 sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340   

1805  On this day in history adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer)   

1806  Franz Seydelmann, composer, dies at 58 on October - 23.   

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

1812  On this day in history failed coup against emperor Napoleon   

1813  On this day in history 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).   

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

1819  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history james Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889   

1824  On October - 23 1st steam locomotive is introduced   

1824  Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.   

1828  Turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.   

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

1844  Louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis on this day in history.   

1846  Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer on October - 23.   

1851  On October - 23 guillaume Couture, composer   

1852  On October - 23 jean-Louis Forain, French etcher/lithographer   

1853  On October - 23 maastricht-Aken railway in Neth opens   

1854  The Times give precise British positions in Krim on October - 23.   

1864  Battle of Westport, Missouri on this day in history.   

1864  Union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price on this day in history.   

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

1868  On this day in history rama V, [Chulalongkorn], leader of Thailand (-1910)   

1869  Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer on October - 23.   

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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  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on October - 23.   

1634  On this day in history birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on October - 23.   

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

1705  On October - 23 birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on this day in history.   

0930  On this day in history death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1456  On October - 23 death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

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

1581  On October - 23 death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  On October - 23 franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

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