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What Happened in October 1649

Historical Events


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Oct 31 John Wallis, newly appointed Savilian Professorof Geometry at Oxford University, gives his Inaugural lecture

Mathematician and Cryptographer John Wallis
Mathematician and Cryptographer
John Wallis

Famous Deaths

  • Oct 3 Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman, dies at 73
  • Oct 16 Isaac van Ostade, painter, buried
  • Oct 24 Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89

What Happened in 1649

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