Famous Deaths In October - 04

1052  Death of Vladimir of Novgorod (b. 1020) on October - 04.  

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 on October - 04.  

1221  On October - 04 death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)  

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on this day in history.  

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on this day in history.  

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on October - 04.  

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on this day in history.  

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 October - 04 death of jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy (b. 1625)  

1669  On October - 04 death of rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch painter (b. 1606)  

1680  Death of Pierre-Paul Riquet, French engineer on this day in history.  

1713  Valentin Molitor, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1721  On October - 04 abraham Alewijn, poet/playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36  

1743  On this day in history john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal, dies at 64  

1749  On October - 04 death of franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (b. 1711)  

1754  On this day in history death of tanacharison, Catawba Indian chief  

1755  Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies on this day in history.  

1785  On October - 04 death of david Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703)  

1821  Death of John Rennie, Scottish engineer (b. 1761) on October - 04.  

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

1838  On this day in history eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79  

1848  On this day in history louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82  

1851  On this day in history death of manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (b. 1767)  

1859  On this day in history karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57  

1862  On this day in history william Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36  

1863  On October - 04 gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69  

1864  On this day in history 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  Death of Catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829) on this day in history.  

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

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on this day in history.  

1276  Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311) was born on this day in history.  

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

1331  On this day in history birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)  

1379  On October - 04 birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)  

1515  On this day in history birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter  

1542  On this day in history birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat  

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