October 19: Charles Pfizer
October 19: on this date in 1906, Charles Pfizer, who in 1849 co-founded Pfizer Inc., the pharmaceutical company, died.
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October 18: Elizabeth Fries Lummia Ellet
October 18: Elizabeth Fries Lummis Ellet, the first to write about the role women had played in the Revolution, was born on this date in 1818.
October 17: Robert Troup
October 17: On this date in 1777, Robert Troup, a Continental officer and aide to General Horatio Gates, witnessed the surrender of British General John Burgoyne’s army at Saratoga.
October 16: William “Boss” Tweed
October 16: On this date in 1984, the Tweed Courthouse, a monument to civic corruption named for William “Boss” Tweed, whose gang stole hundreds of millions of dollars from New York, was designated a New York City landmark.
October 15: Thomas Hastings
October 15: Thomas Hastings, who set “Rock of Ages” to music, was born on this date in 1784.
October 14: Leonard Bernstein
October 14: Maestro Leonard Bernstein died on this date in 1990.
October 13: Louis Moreau Gottschalk
October 13: On this date in 2012, “The Angel of Music” was dedicated at the grave of international musical superstar Louis Moreau Gottschalk (who died in 1869).
October 12: Elmer Sperry
October 12: Elmer Sperry, whose 400 patents included gyroscope navigational devices for airplanes and ships, was born on this date in 1860.
October 11: Henry Bristow
October 11: Henry Bristow, who served with the famed 7th New York State National Guard during the Civil War, and went on to be elected a Congressman, died on this date in 1906.
October 10: Thomas Crawford
October 10: Thomas Crawford, sculptor of the statue of Freedom atop the United States Capitol, died on this date in 1857 at the age of 43.