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  On this day in history birth of john Marston, English writer (d. 1634)  

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

1589  On this day in history birth of maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)  

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  Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

1734  Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana) was born on this day in history.  

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

0336  On this day in history marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies  

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

1368  On this day in history death of lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338)  

1488  On this day in history andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52  

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

1555  Death of Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) on this day in history.  

1571  Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle on this day in history.