Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 20 Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 2 Stephan Otto, German composer, dies at 53
Myles Standish (c. 1584-1656)
Oct 3 Plymouth Colony leader, dies of strangury - caused by kidney stones or bladder cancer -at 72
- Oct 8 John Georg I, Elector of Saxony (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning