Famous Birthdays Oct 21 Jean Bart, French naval captain, privateer, and sea hero (Escape from Plymouth), born in Dunkirk, France (d. 1702) Born in 1650 Famous Deaths Oct 21 Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies Oct 29 David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) Sep 1650 History by Year Nov 1650 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning