Famous Deaths In October - 11

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on October - 11.  

0965  On October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40  

1188  On this day in history death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France  

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

1347  On October - 11 louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies  

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on October - 11.  

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on October - 11.  

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  On this day in history guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42  

1708  On this day in history death of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651)  

1721  On October - 11 death of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636)  

1725  Death of Hans Herr, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. 1639) on October - 11.  

1779  Casimir Pulaski, General, dies on this day in history.  

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

1811  On this day in history death of johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724)  

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

1821  On October - 11 death of john Ross Key, American judge and lawyer (b. 1754)  

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

1839  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1850  On October - 11 louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38  

1852  Death of Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (b. 1823) on this day in history.  

1889  Death of James Prescott Joule, English physicist (b. 1818) on this day in history.  

1891  On this day in history death of charles Stewart Parnells, remains buried in Ireland  

1896  On October - 11 anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72  

1897  Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35 on October - 11.  

1917  On October - 11 harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies  

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

1933  On this day in history josef Hofmiller, writer, dies  

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

1940  Death of Lluís Companys, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. 1882) on October - 11.  

1942  On October - 11 leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64  

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

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.  

1573  On this day in history birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer  

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.  

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

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.  

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

1671  On this day in history birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)  

1671  On October - 11 birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)