Famous Deaths In October - 07

0290  Death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated on October - 07.  

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

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

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

1488  Andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

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  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  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68 on October - 07.  

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

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

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  Death of Guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666) on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1793  On this day in history death of wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (b. 1718)  

1796  On October - 07 death of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (b. 1710)  

1800  Death of Gabriel, slave revolt leader (Virginia), hanged on this day in history.  

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 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  Death of Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (b. 1832) on this day in history.  

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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  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop  

1589  Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631) was born on October - 07.  

1698  On October - 07 birth of henri Madin, composer  

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

1728  On this day in history birth of caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)  

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