Famous Birthdays Oct 5 Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France, born in Paris (d. 1744) Born in 1717 Famous Deaths Oct 26 Catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657) Sep 1717 History by Year Nov 1717 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning