Events & Holidays In October - 03

Day of the Francisco Morazan (Honduras)

Foundation day (National) (South Korea)

Unity Day (National) (Germany)

World Temperance Day (International)

1573  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

1605  Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer   

1647  Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history birth of john Foot, lawyer   

1713  Antoine Dauvergne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1716  Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) was born on this day in history.   

0695  Death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on this day in history.   

1226  On this day in history death of saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)   

1283  On this day in history dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies   

1369  On this day in history death of margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)   

1564  On this day in history death of christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned   

1568  On this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

1596  On this day in history death of florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)   

1611  On this day in history death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)