Famous Deaths In October - 07

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

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

0929  Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies on this day in history.  

1368  On October - 07 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  Death of Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500) on October - 07.  

1555  On October - 07 death of louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)  

1571  On this day in history ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle  

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  Death of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1587) on this day in history.  

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

1651  Death of Jacques Sirmond, French Jesuit scholar (b. 1559) on this day in history.  

1653  Death of Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (b. 1581) on October - 07.  

1660  On this day in history paul Scarron, French, stagewriter (Le Roman Comique), dies at 50  

1681  On this day in history 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  On this day in history andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71  

1772  On October - 07 death of john Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720)  

1777  Simon Fraser, English general, dies in battle on October - 07.  

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

1787  On this day in history death of henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711)  

1792  Death of George Mason, American statesman (b. 1725) on October - 07.  

1793  On October - 07 death of wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (b. 1718)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1894  Death of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809) on October - 07.  

1903  On October - 07 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  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  Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.  

1698  Henri Madin, composer was born on October - 07.  

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  Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana) was born on this day in history.