Historical Events
- Oct 7 1st public burning of books in the Netherlands, in Louvain
Charles VIII Goes Bowling
Oct 15 King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall
Magellan Transits the Magellan Strait
Oct 21 Explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes after transiting the Magellan Strait between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, becoming the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific [1]
Famous Deaths
- Oct 28 Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning