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  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on October - 11.  

1303  On October - 11 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 October - 11.  

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies  

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 October - 11.  

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1705  On October - 11 guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42  

1708  On October - 11 death of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651)  

1721  On this day in history death of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636)  

1725  On October - 11 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  On this day in history death of johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724)  

1812  Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on October - 11.  

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 October - 11.  

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 October - 11.  

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

1889  On this day in history death of james Prescott Joule, English physicist (b. 1818)  

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  On October - 11 leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35  

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

1925  On October - 11 karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71  

1933  Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1935  Frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies on October - 11.  

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

1942  On this day in history leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64  

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

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1335  On October - 11 birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)  

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on October - 11.  

1611  On October - 11 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  On this day in history birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)  

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

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