Events & Holidays In October - 02

Day after the National Day of the People's Republic of China (Macau)

Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (India)

Republic Day (Guinea)

World Farm Animals Day (International)

1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.  

1470  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)  

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)  

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.  

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.  

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)  

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.  

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.  

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.  

0939  On this day in history death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49  

1113  On this day in history mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies  

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on this day in history.  

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.  

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on this day in history.  

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1588  On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies