Famous Deaths In October - 01

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on this day in history.  

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on October - 01.  

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

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

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on October - 01.  

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on this day in history.  

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  On October - 01 death of marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)  

1500  On this day in history death of john Alcock, English Catholic bishop  

1567  Death of Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508) on October - 01.  

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

1574  On this day in history 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 October - 01.  

1609  On October - 01 death of gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer  

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 this day in history death of pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619)  

1704  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on October - 01.  

1708  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

1770  Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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

1837  On this day in history death of robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)  

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

1864  On this day in history 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 October - 01 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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1207  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)  

1507  On this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)  

1540  On October - 01 birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)  

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

1577  On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)  

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  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on October - 01.