Famous Birthdays
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
Oct 5 Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (Original Sin), born in East Windsor, Connecticut Colony
- Oct 28 Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician, born in Portes, Gard, France (d. 1768)
Famous Deaths
John Wallis (1616-1703)
Oct 28 English mathematician and cryptographer who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, dies at 86
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning