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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1488  Andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52 on October - 07.  

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

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

1637  Death of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1587) on October - 07.  

1639  On October - 07 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 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  On October - 07 nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61  

1708  On October - 07 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 October - 07.  

1780  Patrick Ferguson, English major in SC, dies in battle at 36 on this day in history.  

1787  On October - 07 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 this day in history.  

1793  Death of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (b. 1718) on October - 07.  

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

1800  On this day in history death of gabriel, slave revolt leader (Virginia), hanged  

1811  August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1849  On October - 07 edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Balt at 40  

1864  On October - 07 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  On October - 07 death of oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809)  

1903  On October - 07 death of rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (b. 1832)  

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1573  On this day in history birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)  

1576  On this day in history birth of john Marston, English writer (d. 1634)  

1577  On October - 07 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 this day in history birth of henri Madin, composer  

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.