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What Happened in October 1633

Historical Events

  • Oct 8 Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its first government
  • Oct 22 Battle of Liaoluo Bay: Dutch East India Company defeated by Chinese Ming naval forces in southern Fujian sea

Famous Birthdays

  • Oct 4 Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (founder of occupational medicine), born in Carpi, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1714)

James II (1633-1701)

Oct 14 King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1685-88), born in St. James's Palace, London


Famous Deaths

  • Oct 1 Filaret Romanov, patriarch of Moscow, dies (b. 1550)
  • Oct 26 Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)