Famous Birthdays Oct 5 Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist, born in Pertuis, France (d. 1789) Oct 8 Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary and scientist, born in Dijon, France (d. 1774) Oct 23 Peter II Alexeyevich, Tsar of Russia (1727-30), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1730) Famous Deaths Oct 13 Nicolas Malebranche, French rationalist philosopher, dies at 77 Oct 15 Humphry Ditton, English mathematician, dies at 40 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1714 History by Year 1716