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October 1723 in History

Birthdays in History

  • Oct 4 Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist, born in Vienna (d. 1798)

Deaths in History

  • Oct 10 William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1665)
  • Oct 31 Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81

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