Famous Deaths In October - 11

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

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on this day in history.  

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history.  

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

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.  

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

1531  On October - 11 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies  

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

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

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  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  Death of Hans Herr, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. 1639) on this day in history.  

1779  On October - 11 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  On October - 11 samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71  

1839  On October - 11 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88  

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

1852  On this day in history death of ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (b. 1823)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1942  Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1958  J R Becher, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.  

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

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