October 2.
JG2 B. C. Aristotle , Greek philosopher mid
tutor of Alexander the Great , died nt
Chalois.
1-IS2 lliclinrd III of England born at Fother-
ingay casllo ; Jellied at Bosworth.
1700-Charles II of Spain signed his fiunniiH
will , bequeathing his dominions to a Freneh
prince , which cnif-cd the dreadful \vnr of
the Spanish .succession.
172. " ) Chevalier d'Kon , whoso hex was disputed
during his cai cor as a diplomat and who
dressed ns a woman the last i { yr rs of his
life , was born in Burgundy ; died 1810 and
wn.s then proved to have been iv man.
17SO Major John Andre , adjutant general of
the British forces in America , hanged as a
spy.
17SJ The erratic General Charles Leo , English ,
but n soldier in the American army , died
in Philadelphia ; born in Cheshire 171)1. )
1803 A terriblu cyclone devastated the region
lying on the north of the gulf of Mexico ;
over 2,000 lives lost in Louisiana and Ala
bama.
1105 General Nelson A. Miles appointed com
mander of the United States army to .suc
ceed General Schofleld.
1897 Guncru' Ncul Dow , a noted Federal war
veteran and the father of the prohibition
movement , died at Portland , Me. ; born
1804. Joseph Proctor , a veteran actor , died
in Boston ; born 1810.
October 3.
1574 The siege of Lcyden was
raised by the Dutch , \sho
cut the dikes and bi ought
in their ships.
1G5G Milc.s Standish , Puritan
soldier and hero of ro
mance , died in Duxbury ,
Ma&s. ; born 158-J.
ISOO-Georgo Bancroft , histo
rian , born at Worcester ,
Mass. ; died 1891.
ISCO-Hombrandt Peale , paint
er , died in Philadelphia ; OKO. HASCHOKT.
born 1778.
18CO Steamer Evening Star , bound from Now
Yoik to New Orleans , sank at Fea , and 250
persons were drowned ; a highly sensational
ocean tragedy.
1SS2 Adelaide Phillips , an American singer of
note , died at Carl.sbad , Germany ; born in
England 1833.
1884 Hans Makart , noted painter , some of
whoso most celebrated works arc owned in
America , died at Vienna ; born in Austria
1810.
1SOO William Morris , the English poet , died in
London ; born 1SG4.
October 4.
1743 Henry Carey , musician , author of "God
Save the King , " died in London.
1777 Battle of Gcrmantown and defeat of Gen
eral Washington.
1812 General Jacob Brown defeated the Brit
ish at Ogdcnsburg.
1822 Rutherford Birehard Hayes , nineteenth
president , born in Dolawaio , O. ; died Jan.
17 , 1&93.
1880 Jacques Offenbach , celebrated rnusic.il
composer , died at Paris ; born 1819.
1895 Professor Hjalmar Iljorth Boyesen of Co
lumbia college. , well known as an author
and literary critic , died in Now York city ;
born 1848.
October B ,
1318 Edward Bruce , brother
of King Robert of Scot
land , was killed at Fagher ,
Ireland.
1703 Jonathan Edwards , fa
mous Calvinistic divine ,
was born nt Windsor , Conn. |
ISOo Charles ( earl and later (
marquis ) Cormvallis , Brit
ish commander in North
America and afterward
governor general of India , TKNNYSO.V.
died at Ghazipur ; born 1738 ; surrendered
nt Yorktown Oct. 19 , 1781.
1813-Gcnernl William H. Harrison defeated the
British and Indians at the Thames , On
tario ; the noted chief Tecumseh was killed.
1892 Alfred Tennyson , Baron d'Eyncourt ,
laureate of England , died ; born 1809.
1S91 Professor Vinceir/.a Botta , a well known
linguist , died in Now York city ; born 182. .
ISOo-Professor Henry Maurice Willkorn , dis
tinguished Gorman botanist , died.
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