Historical Events
- Oct 17 The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern continental Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 23 Saint John of Capistrano, Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo, dies at 70
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning