Births on October 17

Nathan Field, English dramatist and actor (d. 1620)

Nathan Field (also spelled Feild occasionally; 17 October 1587 – 1620) was an English dramatist. He was also an actor.

8 Feb

Babington Plot
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.