Famous Deaths In October - 11

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

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

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

1424  On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46  

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

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

1617  On this day in history franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62  

1666  Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies on October - 11.  

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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  On October - 11 death of hans Herr, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. 1639)  

1779  On October - 11 casimir Pulaski, General, dies  

1809  On October - 11 death of meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35  

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  On this day in history samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71  

1839  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on October - 11.  

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

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 October - 11.  

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

1896  On this day in history anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72  

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 October - 11.  

1935  On this day in history 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 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  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on October - 11.  

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

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

1661  On October - 11 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.