Birthdays in History Oct 6 James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1813) Oct 7 Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman (d. 1819) Oct 27 Mary Moser, English painter (Flowers Still Life), born in London (d. 1819) Deaths in History Oct 18 Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, close friend of Queen Anne of Great Britain, dies at 84 1743 On This Day in History 1745