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  On this day in history 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  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on October - 11.  

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.  

1531  On this day in history huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies  

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  On October - 11 henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies  

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  Death of Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636) on this day in history.  

1725  On October - 11 death of hans Herr, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. 1639)  

1779  Casimir Pulaski, General, dies on October - 11.  

1809  Death of Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 on October - 11.  

1811  On this day in history death of johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724)  

1812  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (b. 1823) on this day in history.  

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

1891  Death of Charles Stewart Parnells, remains buried in Ireland on October - 11.  

1896  On October - 11 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  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  On October - 11 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 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 October - 11.  

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.  

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  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on October - 11.  

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 October - 11 birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)  

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