Historical Events Oct 17 Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain Famous Birthdays Oct 24 Giovanni Battista Caccini, Italian sculptor, born in Montopiaoli Val d'Arno, Duchy of Florence (now Italy) (d. 1613) Oct 26 Ahmad Baba, Islamic jurist and writer (biographical dictionary of the Mālikī), born in Arawān, near Timbuktu, Songhai Empire (d. 1627) Born in 1556 Famous Deaths Oct 31 John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 Sep 1556 History by Year Nov 1556 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning
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