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What Happened in October 1717

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Famous Birthdays

  • Oct 5 Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France, born in Paris (d. 1744)
Born in 1717

Famous Deaths

  • Oct 26 Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657)

Famous People by Cause of Death

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