Famous Deaths In October - 22

0741  On October - 22 charles Martel, ruler of the Franks, dies at 63   

1383  On this day in history ferdinand I, the wise, king of Portugal, dies   

1494  Gian Galeazzo, Italian duke of Milan (1476-94), dies on October - 22.   

1565  Death of Jean, Vicomte d'Aguisy Grolier de Servieres, French bibliophile (b. 1479) on this day in history.   

1613  On October - 22 death of pomponio Nenna, Italian composer   

1625  Death of Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (b. 1561) on October - 22.   

1651  Jacob Praetorius, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1674  Death of Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (b. 1621) on this day in history.   

1707  On this day in history death of cloudesley Shovell, Admiral, drowns at Scilly   

1708  On October - 22 herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72   

1725  Alessandro Scarlatti, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1751  Willem IV KH Friso, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1755  On October - 22 death of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (b. 1694)   

1763  On this day in history french van Mieris "the Young", painter/historian, dies at 73   

1764  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer, dies at 67 on October - 22.   

1792  On October - 22 death of guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (b. 1725)   

1802  Samuel Arnold, English composer, dies at 62 on October - 22.   

1813  August Harder, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1818  Joachim H Campe, German theory/author, dies at 72 on October - 22.   

1835  Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1847  On October - 22 death of sahle Selassie, Negus of Shewa   

1852  On this day in history hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86   

1854  J Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57 on October - 22.   

1859  On October - 22 louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75   

1869  On this day in history michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64   

1881  On October - 22 janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67   

1882  Janos Arany, Hungarians poet (Toldi Szerelme), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1883  On October - 22 george Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies   

1889  Olivier Metra, composer, dies at 59 on October - 22.   

1891  On this day in history death of ernst von Fleischl-Marxow, Austrian physiologist (b. 1846)   

1906  Death of Paul Cezanne, French painter (b. 1839) on October - 22.   

1917  On October - 22 death of bob Fitzsimmons, English boxer (b. 1863)   

1918  On this day in history death of myrtle Gonzalez, American film and stage actress (b. 1891)   

1919  Bruce F Cummings, English author (Enjoying Life), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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1071  On October - 22 birth of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126)   

1197  Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657) was born on October - 22.   

1686  Georg Balthasar Schott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  On October - 22 birth of nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747)   

1689  On this day in history birth of king John V of Portugal (d. 1750)   

1698  On this day in history birth of nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

1701  Maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1756) was born on this day in history.