What Happened in October 1716

Historical Events

  • Oct 9 Britain & France sign treaty

Siege of Temeşvar

Oct 13 Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI's troops occupy Temesvar in Romania

Famous Birthdays

  • Oct 3 Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist, born in Mondovì, Piedmont, Italy (d. 1781)
  • Oct 6 George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman, born in Dover, England (d. 1771)
  • Oct 25 Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. after 1740)

Famous Deaths

  • Oct 28 Stephen Fox, English politician, dies at 89