Historical Events Oct 12 Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark Famous Birthdays Oct 1 Richard Stockton, American attorney and signer of Declaration of Independence, born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1781) Oct 14 Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1812) Oct 17 Ernestus Weinrauch, composer Famous Deaths Oct 12 Frederik IV, King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1730), dies at 59 Oct 15 Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer (b. 1658) Oct 23 Anne Oldfield, English actress (The Maiden Queen), dies from cervical cancer at 47 1729 History by Year 1731