Historical Events Oct 25 British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre Famous Birthdays Oct 8 Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician, born in Colmar, France (d. 1807) Oct 8 Johann Wilhelm Stadler, German composer (d. 1819) Oct 11 Marian Paradeiser, Austrian composer, born in Riedenthal, Austria (d. 1775) Born in 1747 Famous Deaths Oct 9 David Brainerd, American missionary to the Native Americans, dies at 29 Oct 10 John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1674) Sep 1747 History by Year Nov 1747 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning
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