Famous Birthdays
- Oct 9 John Fisher, British Catholic clergyman (Bishop of Rochester, 1504-35; Cardinal, 1535), martyr, and saint who was beheaded [birthdate disputed], born in Beverley, England (d. 1535)
Famous Weddings
- Oct 17 Crown prince Fernando of Aragon (17) marries heir Princess Isabella of Castile (18), will unite the two Spanish crowns (not officially one country till 1707-16)
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