Famous Birthdays Oct 18 Justus Lipsius [Joost Lips], Flemsih humanist and classical scholar (founding father of Neostoicism), born in Overijse, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1606) Born in 1547 Famous Deaths Oct 19 Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46 Sep 1547 History by Year Nov 1547 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning