Famous Deaths Happened In October - 04
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
1072 On this day in history death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 

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

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

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 On this day in history claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 

1582 Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on this day in history. 

1590 Cujacius, [Jacques Cujas], French lawyer, dies at about 68 on October - 04. 

1597 On this day in history 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 this day in history valentin Molitor, composer, dies at 76 

1721 Abraham Alewijn, poet/playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36 on this day in history. 

1743 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal, dies at 64 on October - 04. 

1749 On this day in history death of franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (b. 1711) 

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

1755 Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies on October - 04. 

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 October - 04 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 Death of Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (b. 1767) on October - 04. 

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

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

1863 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69 on this day in history. 

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 October - 04. 

1880 William Lassell, English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune), dies on October - 04. 

1890 On this day in history death of catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829) 

1892 On this day in history guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39 

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

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