Famous Deaths In October - 01

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on October - 01.  

0540  On October - 01 vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies  

0552  On this day in history teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle  

0959  On this day in history death of king Edwy of England  

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.  

1040  On this day in history death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)  

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.  

1310  On October - 01 death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)  

1404  Boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies on October - 01.  

1499  Death of Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433) on October - 01.  

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1500  Death of John Alcock, English Catholic bishop on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history death of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)  

1570  On this day in history death of frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)  

1574  On October - 01 maarten van Heemskerck, painter (Christ), dies  

1578  On this day in history don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31  

1588  On this day in history death of blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr  

1602  Hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1609  Death of Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1633  Filaret, [Fjodor N Romanov], patriarch of Moscow, dies on this day in history.  

1684  Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1693  Death of Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619) on October - 01.  

1704  On this day in history cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44  

1708  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on October - 01.  

1768  On October - 01 robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80  

1770  On October - 01 louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64  

1795  On October - 01 robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70  

1814  On this day in history jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies  

1837  Death of Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777) on October - 01.  

1838  On this day in history death of charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)  

1864  John Dunovant, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on October - 01.  

1868  Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 on October - 01.  

1876  On this day in history henri-Jerome Bertini, composer, dies at 77  

1881  On October - 01 frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78  

1901  Abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies on this day in history.  

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on October - 01.  

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)  

1540  Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on this day in history.  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.  

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on October - 01.  

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer