Historical Events Oct 13 Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible Oct 17 Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain Events in 1483 Famous Birthdays Oct 16 Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) Oct 26 Hans Buchner, German composer, born in Ravensburg (d. 1538) Born in 1483 1482 History by Year 1484 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning