Famous Birthdays Oct 10 Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1673) Oct 31 Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer, born in Houghton, England (d. 1680) 1598 History by Year 1600 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning