Famous Deaths In October - 11

0732  On this day in history abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies  

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 October - 11 boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies  

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

1424  On October - 11 jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46  

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

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies  

1617  Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62 on October - 11.  

1666  On this day in history henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies  

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

1708  Death of Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651) on October - 11.  

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  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, General, dies  

1809  On this day in history death of meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35  

1811  Death of Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724) on October - 11.  

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

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 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 October - 11 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  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 October - 11.  

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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 October - 11.  

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