Historical Events Oct 12 Battle at Ludford Bridge: Richard of York defeated Famous Birthdays Oct 6 Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1507) Born in 1459 Famous Deaths Oct 18 Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies Oct 30 Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist, who rediscovered lost classical texts, dies at 79 1458 History by Year 1460 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning