Historical Events Oct 18 Premiere of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's opera "Le Devin du Village" (The Village Soothsayer), before the royal court at Fontainebleau, France Famous Birthdays Oct 2 Samuel Story, Dutch rear admiral (Battle at Kamperduin), born in Maasbommel, Dutch Republic (d. 1811) Oct 22 Ambrogio Minoja, Italian classical composer, born in Ospedaletto Lodigiano, Lodi, Italy (d. 1825) Born in 1752 Sep 1752 History by Year Nov 1752 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning