Oct 2 František Tůma, Czech composer, born in Kostelec nad Orlicí, Bohemia (d. 1774) Oct 9 Ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician, born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 1777) Oct 17 Willem Bentinck, orangist Oct 29 John Byng, English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca, born in Southill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1757) 1703 Famous Birthdays by Year 1705