Historical Events
Reform of the Chant
Oct 25 Pope Gregory XIII give a brief to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Annibale Zoilo Romano to reform ecclesiastical hymns
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint, born in Sigmaringen, Germany (d. 1622)
- Oct 7 Ferdinand of Bavaria, German prince elector and Catholic Archbishop of Cologne, born in Munich (d. 1650)
- Oct 17 Cristofano Allori, Italian Mannerist painter (Judith), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1621)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 7 George Gascoigne, English poet
Assassination
Car Crash
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