Famous Deaths In October - 01

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

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

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

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

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 October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar   

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

1574  Maarten van Heemskerck, painter (Christ), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1684  On October - 01 pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42   

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

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

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

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

1814  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on this day in history.   

1837  Death of Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777) on this day in history.   

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

1901  On this day in history abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies   

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

1577  On October - 01 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  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on October - 01.