Famous Deaths In October - 01

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

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

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

0959  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England  

0976  On this day in history al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies  

1040  On October - 01 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 October - 01.  

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

1567  On October - 01 death of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)  

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

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 October - 01.  

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

1602  Hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

1633  Filaret, [Fjodor N Romanov], patriarch of Moscow, dies on October - 01.  

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 October - 01 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 this day in history.  

1814  On October - 01 jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies  

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

1838  On October - 01 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 October - 01.  

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  On October - 01 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 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 October - 01.  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer