On This Day
<<

What Happened in October 1609

>>

Historical Events

  • Oct 12 Children's rhyme "Three Blind Mice" is published in London in a book edited by and possibly written by Thomas Ravenscroft

Famous Birthdays

  • Oct 5 Paul Fleming, German poet, born in Hartenstein, Saxony (d. 1640)
  • Oct 26 William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)
Born in 1609

Famous Weddings

  • Oct 3 Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens weds his first wife, Flemish socialite Isabella Brant (17-ish) in St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands, until her death in 1626

Famous Deaths

  • Oct 1 Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer
  • Oct 19 Jacobus Arminius [Jacob Hermans], theologist, dies at about 49

Famous People by Cause of Death

Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.