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What Happened in October 1685

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Edict of Nantes Revoked

Oct 18 French King Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes cancelling rights of French Protestants

The Sun King of France Louis XIV

Famous Birthdays

Charles VI (1685-1740)

Oct 1 Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40), born in Hofburg Palace, Vienna

Charles VI

Oct 26 Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist (La Silvia), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1757)

Famous Deaths

Oct 3 Fidel Molitor, Swiss composer, dies at 58
Oct 12 Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian jurist (b. 1628)
Oct 12 Geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59
Oct 12 Gerard Brandt, Dutch theologist, poet and historian, dies at 59
Oct 30 Michel le Tellier, French statesman (b. 1603)

Famous People by Cause of Death

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