What Happened in October 1650

Famous Birthdays

  • Oct 21 Jean Bart, French naval captain, privateer, and sea hero (Escape from Plymouth), born in Dunkirk, France (d. 1702)

Famous Deaths

  • Oct 21 Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet/writer, dies
  • Oct 29 David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)