Famous Deaths In October - 04

1052  Death of Vladimir of Novgorod (b. 1020) on this day in history.  

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

1221  Death of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179) on October - 04.  

1250  On October - 04 death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden  

1305  On October - 04 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 October - 04.  

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 October - 04.  

1590  Cujacius, [Jacques Cujas], French lawyer, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

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1597  On this day in history death of sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550)  

1661  Death of Jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy (b. 1625) on this day in history.  

1669  On this day in history 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 October - 04.  

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

1743  On October - 04 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 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  Hans DL earl Yorck von Wartenburg, gov-gen of E-Prussia, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

1848  Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1851  On October - 04 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  William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 on October - 04.  

1863  On October - 04 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  On October - 04 death of francis Xavier Seelos German-American Roman Catholic priest (b. 1819)  

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

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

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

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on October - 04.  

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

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on this day in history.  

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on this day in history.  

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on October - 04.  

1542  On this day in history birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)