Famous Birthdays Oct 26 Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanian historian and Monarch of Moldova (1710-11), born in Silişteni, Moldavia (d. 1723) Born in 1673 Famous Deaths Oct 13 Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (b. 1617) Oct 17 Thomas Clifford, English statesman (1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh), dies at 43 Sep 1673 History by Year Nov 1673 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning