Famous Deaths In October - 01

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

0540  On this day in history vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies  

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

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on October - 01.  

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  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on October - 01.  

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on this day in history.  

1404  On this day in history boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies  

1499  On this day in history death of marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)  

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1500  Death of John Alcock, English Catholic bishop on October - 01.  

1567  Death of Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508) on this day in history.  

1570  Death of Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520) on October - 01.  

1574  Maarten van Heemskerck, painter (Christ), dies on October - 01.  

1578  Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31 on October - 01.  

1588  Death of Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61  

1609  On this day in history death of gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer  

1633  On October - 01 filaret, [Fjodor N Romanov], patriarch of Moscow, dies  

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 this day in history robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80  

1770  On this day in history louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64  

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) on this day in history.  

1864  John Dunovant, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

1876  On October - 01 henri-Jerome Bertini, composer, dies at 77  

1881  On this day in history frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78  

1901  On October - 01 abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies  

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1207  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)  

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

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

1549  On October - 01 birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery  

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

1620  On October - 01 birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher  

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer  

1644  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer