Historical Events
- Oct 9 Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 15 Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (founded the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal), born in Varennes, Quebec (d. 1771)
- Oct 18 Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778)
- Oct 22 Maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress as the spouse of Emperor Charles VII, born in Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1756)
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning