Deaths on October 14

Gabriello Chiabrera

Died on October 14, 1637

Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (b. 1552)

Gabriello Chiabrera (Italian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈɛllo kjaˈbrɛːra]; 18 June 1552 – 14 October 1638) was an Italian poet, sometimes called the Italian Pindar. His "new metres and a Hellenic style enlarged the range of lyric forms available to later Italian poets."

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Battle off Lizard Point
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Mystic massacre
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