October

Oct 2 Samuel Adams dies in Boston, Massachusetts in
      1803

Oct 5 Denis Diderot is born in Langres, France in 1713

Oct 19 John Adams born in Braintree in 1735 (now
       Quincy Massachusetts) (Old Calendar)

Oct 26 William Hogarth died in London, England in
      1764

Oct 28 John Locke died in Oates, Essex, England in
      1704

Oct. 30 John Adams born in Braintree in 1735 (now
       Quincy Massachusetts) (New Calendar)
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November

Nov 10 William Hogarth born in London, England in
       1697

Nov 18 Pierre Bayle is born in Carla-le-Comte, France
       in 1647

Nov 21 Voltaire, (aka: Francois Marie Arouet) is born in
       Paris, France in 1694

Nov 30 Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka: Mark Twain)
       is born in Florida, Missouri in 1835

Nov 30 John Toland is born in Northern Ireland in 1670
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December

Dec 13 Anthony Collins died in London, England died
       in 1729

Dec 14 George Washington died at Mount Vernon,
       Virginia in 1799

Dec 21 Yule - Winter Solstice, Pagan celebration
 
Dec 21 Winter Solstice at 12:04 UT 2008

Dec 22 Herman Samuel Reimarus is born in Hamburg,
       Germany in 1694

Dec 28 Pierre Bayle died in Rotterdam, Netherlands in
       1706