Events in History Sep 21 Antoine de Beauterne announces he has killed the Beast of Gévaudan, but was later proved wrong by more attacks Birthdays in History Sep 18 Gregory XVI [Bartolomeo Alberto Mauro Cappellari], Pope (1831-1846), born in Belluno, Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1846) Sep 22 Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician (d. 1822) Sep 30 José María Morelos, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1815) Deaths in History Sep 2 Henry Bouquet, Swiss-born British army officer (b. 1719) Sep 10 Jacob Gilles, GRand Pensionary of Holland, dies at about 74 1764 On This Day in History 1766