Historical Events Oct 9 Peace of Pavia between Spain and Savoye Oct 31 Laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of Dutch East Indies Events in 1617 Famous Deaths Oct 2 Isaac Oliver, miniature painter, dies Oct 10 Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician and writer, dies at 64 Oct 11 Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62 Oct 27 Ralph Winwood, English politician (b. 1563) Sep 1617 History by Year Nov 1617 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning