Births on October 12

Henry More, English philosopher (d. 1687)

Henry More (; 12 October 1614 – 1 September 1687) was an English philosopher of the Cambridge Platonist school.

6 Jul

Raid of Żejtun
Żejtun and the surrounding villages suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta.
31 Oct

Bartholomew Fair (play)
First performance of Ben Jonson's comedy Bartholomew Fair by the Lady Elizabeth's Men company at the Hope Theatre in London.
8 Nov

Dom Justo Takayama
Japanese daimyō Dom Justo Takayama is exiled to the Philippines by shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu for being Christian.