Birthdays in History
Jonathan Edwards
Oct 5 Jonathan Edwards, Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (Original Sin), born in East Windsor, Connecticut Colony (d. 1758)
- Oct 28 Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician, born in Portes, Gard, France (d. 1768)
Deaths in History
John Wallis
Oct 28 John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, dies at 86
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