Events & Holidays In October - 17

Black Poetry Day (United States of America)

Columbus Day (Turks & Caicos   Islands)

Family Day (South Africa)

Feast of St Margaret Alacoque (St. Lucia)

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (International)

Señor de Luren (Peru)

Dessalines Day (Haiti)

1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) was born on this day in history.  

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on this day in history.  

1577  On this day in history birth of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)  

1582  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

1623  On this day in history birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)  

1626  On this day in history birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)  

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen was born on this day in history.  

0532  On this day in history boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies  

1174  On this day in history death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)  

1312  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies  

1552  On this day in history andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53  

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.  

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on this day in history.  

1638  On this day in history death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63  

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on this day in history.