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 October - 01 teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle  

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  On October - 01 death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)  

1189  On October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar  

1310  On this day in history death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history death of blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr  

1602  On October - 01 hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61  

1609  Death of Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer on October - 01.  

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

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  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on October - 01.  

1768  On October - 01 robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80  

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

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on October - 01.  

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 October - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  On October - 01 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  On this day in history 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 October - 01.  

1644  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer  

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