Famous Deaths In October - 04

1072  On this day in history death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35   

1221  On this day in history death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on October - 04.   

1305  On this day in history death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)   

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.   

1564  On October - 04 pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies   

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on October - 04.   

1590  On this day in history cujacius, [Jacques Cujas], French lawyer, dies at about 68   

1597  On October - 04 death of sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550)   

1661  On this day in history death of jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy (b. 1625)   

1669  Death of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch painter (b. 1606) on October - 04.   

1680  Death of Pierre-Paul Riquet, French engineer on October - 04.   

1713  On October - 04 valentin Molitor, composer, dies at 76   

1721  Abraham Alewijn, poet/playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36 on October - 04.   

1743  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1749  Death of Franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (b. 1711) on this day in history.   

1754  Death of Tanacharison, Catawba Indian chief on this day in history.   

1755  On this day in history samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies   

1785  Death of David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703) on October - 04.   

1821  On this day in history death of john Rennie, Scottish engineer (b. 1761)   

1830  On this day in history hans DL earl Yorck von Wartenburg, gov-gen of E-Prussia, dies at 71   

1838  Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79 on October - 04.   

1848  Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 on October - 04.   

1851  Death of Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (b. 1767) on this day in history.   

1859  Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1862  William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 on October - 04.   

1863  On this day in history gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69   

1864  On October - 04 death of joseph Montferrand, French Canadian logger and strong man (b. 1802)   

1867  Death of Francis Xavier Seelos German-American Roman Catholic priest (b. 1819) on this day in history.   

1880  On October - 04 william Lassell, English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune), dies   

1890  On October - 04 death of catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829)   

1892  Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39 on October - 04.   

1893  Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on October - 04.   

1276  On October - 04 birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)   

1289  On October - 04 birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1379  On this day in history birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on October - 04.   

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.