Historical Events
- Oct 13 Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies
Famous Deaths
- Oct 2 Antonio Cifra, Italian composer dies at about 45
- Oct 2 Jeronimus Cornelisz, Dutch official who led coup among shipwrecked survivors of the Batavia, hung for leading the murder of 124 of them [1]
- Oct 2 Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and mystic (founded Congregation of the French Oratory), dies at 54
- Oct 3 Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian military leader (b. 1570)
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning