Historical Events Oct 21 Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau Oct 29 Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX Events in 1591 Famous Birthdays Oct 6 Settimia Caccini, Italian soprano, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. c.1638) Born in 1591 Famous Deaths Oct 16 Gregory XIV [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies in office from a gallstone at 56 Sep 1591 History by Year Nov 1591 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning