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Famous Deaths In October - 11

Friday, 24 May 2013

1188 On this day in history death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France

1303 Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.

1347 On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies

1424 On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46

1531 Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.

1598 On this day in history joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies

1617 Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62 on this day in history.

1666 On this day in history henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies

1705 Guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42 on this day in history.

1708 Death of Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651) on this day in history.

1721 Death of Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636) on this day in history.

1725 Death of Hans Herr, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. 1639) on this day in history.

1779 On this day in history casimir Pulaski, General, dies

1809 On this day in history death of meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35

1811 On this day in history death of johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724)

1812 On this day in history jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60

1821 Death of John Ross Key, American judge and lawyer (b. 1754) on this day in history.

1837 Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 on this day in history.

1839 Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.

1850 Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 on this day in history.

1852 Death of Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (b. 1823) on this day in history.

1889 On this day in history death of james Prescott Joule, English physicist (b. 1818)

1891 On this day in history death of charles Stewart Parnells, remains buried in Ireland

1896 On this day in history anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72

1897 Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35 on this day in history.

1917 On this day in history harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies

1925 Karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71 on this day in history.

1933 Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on this day in history.

1935 Frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies on this day in history.

1940 On this day in history death of lluís Companys, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. 1882)

1942 On this day in history leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64

1958 On this day in history j R Becher, writer, dies at 67

1959 Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

1960 On this day in history richard Cromwell, actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1335 Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.

1573 On this day in history birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer

1593 On this day in history birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)

1611 Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on this day in history.

1616 Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.

1661 Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on this day in history.

1671 On this day in history birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)

1671 On this day in history birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)