Famous Deaths In October - 07

0290  Death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated on this day in history.  

0336  On this day in history marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies  

0929  Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies on October - 07.  

1368  On this day in history death of lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338)  

1488  On October - 07 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 October - 07 death of louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)  

1571  Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1577  On October - 07 death of george Gascoigne, English poet  

1612  On October - 07 menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar/theologist, dies at 70  

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1620  On October - 07 death of stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish military leader (b. 1547)  

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

1639  On this day in history john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68  

1651  On this day in history death of jacques Sirmond, French Jesuit scholar (b. 1559)  

1653  On this day in history death of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (b. 1581)  

1660  Paul Scarron, French, stagewriter (Le Roman Comique), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1681  Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1708  On October - 07 death of guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)  

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

1772  On this day in history death of john Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720)  

1777  On October - 07 simon Fraser, English general, dies in battle  

1780  On this day in history patrick Ferguson, English major in SC, dies in battle at 36  

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  On this day in history death of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (b. 1710)  

1800  On October - 07 death of gabriel, slave revolt leader (Virginia), hanged  

1811  August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68 on October - 07.  

1849  On this day in history edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Balt at 40  

1864  On October - 07 alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle  

1887  George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 on October - 07.  

1890  On this day in history john Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89  

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  On this day in history birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)  

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 October - 07.  

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 this day in history.  

1728  Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on October - 07.  

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