Historical Events
Court Lutenist
Oct 28 British King James I appoints musician Robert Dowland court lutenist
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 25 James Graham, Marquis of Montrose "the Great Montrose", Scottish general and poet, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1650)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 7 Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd), dies at 73
- Oct 7 Menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar and theologist, dies at 70
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning