Events in History
- Oct 1 Battle at Castelnaudary: Duke Henri de Montmorency's rebel army loses
- Oct 5 Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Groningen
Birthdays in History
Christopher Wren
Oct 20 Christopher Wren, English astronomer and architect (St. Paul's Cathedral), born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire (d. 1723)
Christopher Wren
- Oct 24 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa and naturalist (Philosophical Transactions), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1723)
Jan Vermeer
Oct 31 Jan Vermeer [Johannes Vermeer], Dutch painter (Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Astronomer), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1675)
Jan Vermeer