Famous Deaths In October - 11

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on this day in history.   

0965  On this day in history bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  On October - 11 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 October - 11.   

1617  Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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

1705  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42 on October - 11.   

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

1721  On this day in history 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  On October - 11 death of meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

1811  On October - 11 death of johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724)   

1812  Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1821  Death of John Ross Key, American judge and lawyer (b. 1754) on October - 11.   

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

1852  Death of Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (b. 1823) on October - 11.   

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

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

1896  Anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1897  Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

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

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

1933  Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on October - 11.   

1935  On this day in history 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 this day in history j R Becher, writer, dies at 67   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on October - 11.   

1573  On October - 11 birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  On this day in history 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  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.   

1661  On this day in history birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on October - 11.   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on October - 11.