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  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)  

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.  

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.  

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver  

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  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49  

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