Events & Holidays In October - 07

Goodwill Day (Namibia)

Merchant Holiday (Antigua & Barbuda)

Our Lady of the Rosary (Spain)

Virgen del Rosario (Spain)

1573  On this day in history birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)   

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  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  On this day in history birth of granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759)   

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

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