Famous Deaths In October - 01

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

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

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on October - 01.   

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

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

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

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

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

1404  Boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies on this day in history.   

1499  On October - 01 death of marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)   

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

1588  Death of Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr on October - 01.   

1602  Hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61 on October - 01.   

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 October - 01.   

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

1704  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1708  On October - 01 john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59   

1768  Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on October - 01.   

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  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1876  Henri-Jerome Bertini, composer, dies at 77 on October - 01.   

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

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

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.   

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on October - 01.   

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

1549  On this day in history 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 October - 01.   

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

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