Historical Events Bonnie Prince Charlie Flees Oct 1 Scotland's Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France Pretender to the British throne Bonnie Prince Charlie Oct 11 Battle of Rocoux: French defeat British, Austrian and Dutch armies Oct 22 Princeton University (NJ) received its charter Oct 28 Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao demolished by earthquake, 18,000 die Events in 1746 Famous Birthdays Oct 7 William Billings, American hymn composer (Rose of Sharon), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1800) Oct 27 Georg Anton Kreusser, German composer, born in Triefenstein, Germany (d. 1810) Born in 1746 Famous Deaths Oct 2 Josiah Burchett, English Secretary of the Admiralty Oct 14 François Fagel, Dutch statesman and collector (coins and medals), dies at 86 Sep 1746 History by Year Nov 1746 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning
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