Famous Deaths In October - 11

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies  

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on this day in history.  

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history.  

1303  On this day in history boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies  

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies  

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.  

1531  On October - 11 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies  

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on this day in history.  

1617  On October - 11 franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62  

1666  Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies on this day in history.  

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1705  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1708  Death of Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651) on this day in history.  

1721  Death of Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636) on October - 11.  

1725  On this day in history death of hans Herr, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. 1639)  

1779  On October - 11 casimir Pulaski, General, dies  

1809  Death of Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 on this day in history.  

1811  Death of Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724) on this day in history.  

1812  On October - 11 jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60  

1821  Death of John Ross Key, American judge and lawyer (b. 1754) on this day in history.  

1837  Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1839  On October - 11 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88  

1850  Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1852  On October - 11 death of ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (b. 1823)  

1889  Death of James Prescott Joule, English physicist (b. 1818) on October - 11.  

1891  Death of Charles Stewart Parnells, remains buried in Ireland on this day in history.  

1896  Anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72 on October - 11.  

1897  On this day in history leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35  

1917  Harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies on October - 11.  

1925  On this day in history karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71  

1933  On October - 11 josef Hofmiller, writer, dies  

1935  On October - 11 frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies  

1940  On October - 11 death of lluís Companys, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. 1882)  

1942  Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1958  On October - 11 j R Becher, writer, dies at 67  

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1335  On this day in history birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)  

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.  

1593  On October - 11 birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)  

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome  

1616  On this day in history birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)  

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on this day in history.  

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on this day in history.  

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.