Historical Events
Emperor Charles VI
Oct 12 Charles VI is crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 15 Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen consort of Sardinia (1737-41), born in Château de Lunéville, Lorraine (d. 1741)
- Oct 17 Jupiter Hammon, American slave and poet, 1st African American to publish poetry, born in Lloyd Harbor, New York (d. ca. 1806)
- Oct 20 Timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)
- Oct 31 Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and scholar, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1778)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 14 Tewoflos, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1708)
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning