Famous Deaths In October - 04

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

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

1221  Death of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179) on this day in history.  

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

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on October - 04.  

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

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  

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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  On this day in history 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 October - 04.  

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

1754  Death of Tanacharison, Catawba Indian chief on October - 04.  

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

1785  On this day in history death of david Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703)  

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 October - 04.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 October - 04.  

1880  William Lassell, English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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1160  On this day in history birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)  

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 October - 04 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  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

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