Historical Events Oct 2 Hans Lippershey applies for patent for first known early telescope in the Netherlands Famous Birthdays Oct 15 Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (inventor of barometer), born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1647) Born in 1608 Famous Deaths Oct 19 Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist, dies at 57 Oct 26 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies Sep 1608 History by Year Nov 1608 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning
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