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  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1647  On this day in history birth of johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer  

1647  John Foot, lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer  

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

1720  On this day in history birth of johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)  

0695  On this day in history death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered  

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  Death of Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) on this day in history.  

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

1568  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 on this day in history.  

1596  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on this day in history.  

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