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  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

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

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer   

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  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on this day in history.   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on this day in history.   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  On this day in history john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37   

1559  On this day in history death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.