Famous Deaths Happened In October - 04
Saturday, 08 November 2025
1072 On October - 04 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 On October - 04 death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden 

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

1540 On October - 04 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies 

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 On this day in history theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies 

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

1597 Death of Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550) on this day in history. 

1661 Death of Jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy (b. 1625) on October - 04. 

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

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

1713 On this day in history valentin Molitor, composer, dies at 76 

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

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

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 Death of John Rennie, Scottish engineer (b. 1761) on this day in history. 

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

1838 Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1848 On October - 04 louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 

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

1859 On October - 04 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 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69 on this day in history. 

1864 Death of Joseph Montferrand, French Canadian logger and strong man (b. 1802) on this day in history. 

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. 

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

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