Historical Events Oct 11 Hungary accepts Habsburg sovereignty Famous Birthdays Oct 14 Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (Simson line), born in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1768) Oct 21 Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1759) Famous Deaths Oct 13 Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (b. 1633) Oct 21 Edmund Waller, English poet/plotter (Waller's plot), dies Oct 27 Renatus Rapinus [René Rapin], French Jesuit theologian and poet (Hortorum libri IV), dies at 65 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1686 History by Year 1688 What Happened in 1687 Parthenon September 26, 1687 Nell Gwyn, the Temptress Who Enchanted a King November 14, 1687
