Oct 10 Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, Governor-General of New France (b. 1643) Oct 11 Hans Herr, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. 1639) Oct 22 Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian baroque composer (Tigrane), dies at 65 Oct 27 Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1724 Famous Deaths 1726