Events & Holidays In October - 07

Goodwill Day (Namibia)

Merchant Holiday (Antigua & Barbuda)

Our Lady of the Rosary (Spain)

Virgen del Rosario (Spain)

1573  William Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45) was born on this day in history.  

1576  John Marston, English writer (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.  

1577  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop  

1589  Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.  

1698  On this day in history birth of henri Madin, composer  

1713  Granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1728  On this day in history birth of caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)  

1734  On this day in history birth of ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana)  

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated  

0336  Marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies on this day in history.  

0929  Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies on this day in history.  

1368  Death of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338) on this day in history.  

1488  Andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

1553  On this day in history death of cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)  

1555  On this day in history death of louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)  

1571  On this day in history ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle