Famous Deaths In October - 07

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated  

0336  On October - 07 marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies  

0929  On October - 07 charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies  

1368  Death of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338) on October - 07.  

1488  On this day in history andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52  

1553  On this day in history death of cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)  

1555  On this day in history death of louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)  

1571  Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle on October - 07.  

1577  Death of George Gascoigne, English poet on October - 07.  

1612  Menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar/theologist, dies at 70 on October - 07.  

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1620  Death of Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish military leader (b. 1547) on October - 07.  

1637  On this day in history death of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1587)  

1639  On October - 07 john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68  

1651  On October - 07 death of jacques Sirmond, French Jesuit scholar (b. 1559)  

1653  On October - 07 death of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (b. 1581)  

1660  Paul Scarron, French, stagewriter (Le Roman Comique), dies at 50 on October - 07.  

1681  Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61 on October - 07.  

1708  Death of Guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666) on October - 07.  

1766  On October - 07 andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71  

1772  Death of John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720) on October - 07.  

1777  Simon Fraser, English general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1780  Patrick Ferguson, English major in SC, dies in battle at 36 on October - 07.  

1787  Death of Henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711) on October - 07.  

1792  On this day in history death of george Mason, American statesman (b. 1725)  

1793  Death of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (b. 1718) on this day in history.  

1796  Death of Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (b. 1710) on October - 07.  

1800  Death of Gabriel, slave revolt leader (Virginia), hanged on October - 07.  

1811  On October - 07 august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68  

1849  Edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Balt at 40 on October - 07.  

1864  On this day in history alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle  

1887  On October - 07 george James Webb, composer, dies at 84  

1890  John Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1894  Death of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809) on this day in history.  

1903  Death of Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (b. 1832) on October - 07.  

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1573  William Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45) was born on October - 07.  

1576  John Marston, English writer (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.  

1577  Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop was born on this day in history.  

1589  On October - 07 birth of maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)  

1698  On October - 07 birth of henri Madin, composer  

1713  Granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759) was born on October - 07.  

1728  Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

1734  On October - 07 birth of ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana)