Deaths on October 12

Edmund Berry Godfrey

Died on October 12, 1678

Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1621)

Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (23 December 1621 – 12 October 1678) was an English magistrate whose mysterious death caused anti-Catholic uproar in England. Contemporary documents also spell the name Edmundbury Godfrey.

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Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.