Famous Deaths Happened In October - 01
Thursday, 05 February 2026
0290 On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed 

0540 Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history. 

0552 Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history. 

0959 Death of King Edwy of England on this day in history. 

0976 On this day in history al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies 

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

1189 On this day in history death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar 

1310 Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on October - 01. 

1404 On October - 01 boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies 

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

1500 On October - 01 death of john Alcock, English Catholic bishop 

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

1570 On October - 01 death of frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520) 

1574 On this day in history maarten van Heemskerck, painter (Christ), dies 

1578 Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31 on this day in history. 

1588 On October - 01 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 On this day in history pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 

1693 On October - 01 death of pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619) 

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

1708 On this day in history john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 

1768 Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1770 Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on October - 01. 

1795 On this day in history robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 

1814 Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on October - 01. 

1837 On October - 01 death of robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777) 

1838 On October - 01 death of charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) 

1864 On October - 01 john Dunovant, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle 

1868 Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 on this day in history. 

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

1881 Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history. 

1901 Abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies on October - 01. 

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