Events in History Oct 12 Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark Birthdays in History Oct 1 Richard Stockton, American attorney and signer of Declaration of Independence, born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1781) Deaths in History Oct 12 Frederik IV, King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1730), dies at 59 Oct 15 Antoine Laumet de La Mothe Cadillac, French explorer in New France, founder of Detroit and Governor of Louisiana, dies at 71 1729 Pure History by Year 1731 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists