This Day In European History

6th October

Events
1496: Frederick III succeeds as King of Naples.
1848: The third revolution of the year occurs in Vienna.
1883: The Orient Express finishes its first journey from Paris to Constantinople.
1895: The first Promenade concert is given in London, conducted by Henry Wood; the 'Proms' are now a national British institution lasting over a month.

Births
1552: Matteo Ricci, Jesuit missionary.
1732: Nevil Maskelyne, British astronomer.
1735: Jesse Ramsden, English engineer of precision tools.
1773: King Louis-Philippe of France.
1831: Richard Dedekind, German mathematician.
1887: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 'Le Corbusier', French architect.

Deaths
877: Holy Roman Emperor and King of the West Franks, Charles II, the Bald.
1536: William Tyndale, English religious thinker and bible translator, burnt at stake.
1891: Charles Parnell, Irish nationalist.
1892: Alfred Tennyson, English poet.

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