Famous Deaths In October - 07

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

0336  Marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies on October - 07.  

0929  On this day in history charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies  

1368  On October - 07 death of lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338)  

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

1553  On October - 07 death of cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)  

1555  Death of Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) on October - 07.  

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

1577  Death of George Gascoigne, English poet on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar/theologist, dies at 70  

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1620  On this day in history death of stanisÅ‚aw 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  On October - 07 nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61  

1708  On this day in history death of guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)  

1766  Andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71 on October - 07.  

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

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

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 October - 07.  

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  On October - 07 edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Balt at 40  

1864  Alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on October - 07.  

1887  On this day in history george James Webb, composer, dies at 84  

1890  John Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89 on October - 07.  

1894  On this day in history death of oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809)  

1903  On this day in history death of rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (b. 1832)  

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

1576  On October - 07 birth of john Marston, English writer (d. 1634)  

1577  On October - 07 birth of ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop  

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

1698  Henri Madin, composer was born on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history birth of granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759)  

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

1734  Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana) was born on October - 07.