25th » Kingdom of Great Britain called British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) or second battle of Cape Finisterre.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1747
8th » Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (d. 1807)
26th » Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1804)
Famous Deaths for October 1747
10th » John Potter (bishop) known as John Potter, English archbishop (b. 1674)