Deaths on October 11

James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven

Died on October 11, 1684

James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven (b. c. 1617)

James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven (c. 1617 - 11 October 1684) was the son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and his first wife, Elizabeth Barnham (1592 - c. 1622). Castlehaven played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms that took place in the middle of the 17th century, and was particularly active in the conflicts in Ireland at this time.

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De motu corporum in gyrum
Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley.