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October 10

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  1. 19 CEGraeco-Roman · died

    Germanicus, the Roman general and designated heir of Tiberius, died at Antioch in Syria, triggering an officially decreed period of public mourning.

  2. 644 CEChristian · died

    Paulinus, the Roman missionary and first Bishop of York, died at Rochester, according to Bede's account of the Gregorian mission to the Anglo-Saxons.

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