Births on October 18

Luca Giordano

Born on October 18, 1634

Luca Giordano, Italian painter and illustrator (d. 1705)

Luca Giordano (18 October 1634 – 3 January 1705) was an Italian late-Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples and Rome, Florence, and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain.

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Events on 1634

6 Sep

Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.
11 Nov

John Atherton
Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.