October 16, 1555: English reformers Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley are burned at the stake at the order of Roman Catholic Queen Mary Tudor.
October 16, 1701: Unhappy with growing liberalism at Harvard, Congregationalists found
October 21, 1555: Finding that the recent martyrdom of bishops Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer had intensified Protestant zeal, Queen Mary launches a series of fierce persecutions in which more than 200 men, women, and children were killed.
October 21, 1663:
October 21, 1692: William Penn is deposed as governor of
October 22, 4004 BC:: According to James Ussher, the well-respected and scholarly Anglican primate of the
October 22, 1811: Pianist Franz Liszt, known for his Romantic orchestras and songs, but also the author of more than 60 religious works (including the song known today as "Fairest Lord Jesus"), is born in Raiding, Hungary