Famous Deaths In October - 07

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated   

0336  On this day in history marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies   

0929  Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies on October - 07.   

1368  Death of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1488  On this day in history andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52   

1553  On this day in history death of cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)   

1555  Death of Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) on October - 07.   

1571  On this day in history ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle   

1577  Death of George Gascoigne, English poet on this day in history.   

1612  On October - 07 menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar/theologist, dies at 70   

1620  Death of StanisÅ‚aw Żółkiewski, Polish military leader (b. 1547) on this day in history.   

1637  Death of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1587) on this day in history.   

1639  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history death of jacques Sirmond, French Jesuit scholar (b. 1559)   

1653  Death of Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (b. 1581) on this day in history.   

1660  On October - 07 paul Scarron, French, stagewriter (Le Roman Comique), dies at 50   

1681  On October - 07 nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61   

1708  On this day in history death of guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)   

1766  Andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1772  Death of John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720) on October - 07.   

1777  Simon Fraser, English general, dies in battle on October - 07.   

1780  On October - 07 patrick Ferguson, English major in SC, dies in battle at 36   

1787  On October - 07 death of henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711)   

1792  Death of George Mason, American statesman (b. 1725) on this day in history.   

1793  On October - 07 death of wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (b. 1718)   

1796  On this day in history death of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (b. 1710)   

1800  On this day in history death of gabriel, slave revolt leader (Virginia), hanged   

1811  On October - 07 august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68   

1849  On this day in history edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Balt at 40   

1864  On this day in history alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

1887  George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 on October - 07.   

1890  On this day in history john Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89   

1894  Death of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history death of rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (b. 1832)   

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1573  On October - 07 birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)   

1576  John Marston, English writer (d. 1634) was born on October - 07.   

1577  Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop was born on this day in history.   

1589  Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631) was born on October - 07.   

1698  Henri Madin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1713  Granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759) was born on October - 07.   

1728  On October - 07 birth of caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1734  Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana) was born on October - 07.