Historical Events Oct 30 St. Paul's Chapel in New York is consecrated Famous Birthdays Oct 9 Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842) Oct 23 Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French general and marshal, born in Paris (d. 1847) Born in 1766 Famous Deaths Oct 7 André Chéron, French composer, organist, and harpsichordist, dies at 71 Sep 1766 History by Year Nov 1766 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning
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