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) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1598 History by Year 1600