Historical Events Oct 3 English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland Oct 17 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth Events in 1691 Famous Birthdays Oct 1 Arthur Onslow, English politician (Speaker of the House of Commons 1728-61), born in Kensington, London (d. 1768) Oct 28 Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero, born in Trondheim, Denmark-Norway (d. 1720) Born in 1691 Famous Deaths Oct 9 William Sacheverell, English statesman (b. 1638) Oct 10 Isaac de Benserade, French poet, dies at 77 Sep 1691 History by Year Nov 1691 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning