What Happened In October 1773 In History

Historical Events for October, 1773

• 13th » The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
• 14th » The first recorded Ministry (government department) known as Ministry of Education, the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for 'Commission of National Education'), is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1773

• 6th » Louis Philippe I, French king (d. 1850)

Famous Deaths for October 1773

• 25th » Johann Georg Estor, German historian and theorist (b. 1699)
• 26th » Amédée-François Frézier, French mathematician, engineer, and explorer (b. 1682)

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