Deaths on October 16

Gerard Majella

Died on October 16, 1755

Gerard Majella, Italian saint (b. 1725)

Gerard Majella, C.Ss.R. (Italian: Gerardo Maiella; 9 April 1726 – 16 October 1755) was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.

His intercession is sought for children, unborn children, women in childbirth, mothers, expectant mothers, motherhood, the falsely accused, good confessions, lay brothers and Muro Lucano, Italy.

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15 Apr

A Dictionary of the English Language
Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
9 Jul

Battle of the Monongahela
The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
25 Jul

Expulsion of the Acadians
British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
10 Aug

Expulsion of the Acadians
Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
1 Nov

1755 Lisbon earthquake
In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

Deaths on October 16

Gerard Majella

Died on October 16, 1755

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A Dictionary of the English Language

Battle of the Monongahela

Expulsion of the Acadians

Expulsion of the Acadians

1755 Lisbon earthquake