Historical Events
Cabrillo Lands at Catalina Island
Oct 7 Explorer Juan RodrÃguez Cabrillo, on a voyage for Spain, is the first European to discover Catalina Island off the coast of California
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 4 Roberto Bellarmino, Italian saint (Doctor of the Church), born in Montepulciano, Italy (d. 1621)
Akbar (1542-1605)
Oct 15 3rd Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), born in Umerkot, Sindh