Famous Deaths In October - 01

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on October - 01.   

0540  On this day in history vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies   

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on this day in history.   

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on October - 01.   

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on October - 01.   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on this day in history.   

1404  Boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies on this day in history.   

1499  On this day in history death of marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)   

1500  Death of John Alcock, English Catholic bishop on this day in history.   

1567  On October - 01 death of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)   

1570  On October - 01 death of frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)   

1574  On October - 01 maarten van Heemskerck, painter (Christ), dies   

1578  Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history death of blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr   

1602  Hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history death of gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer   

1633  Filaret, [Fjodor N Romanov], patriarch of Moscow, dies on this day in history.   

1684  Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1693  Death of Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619) on this day in history.   

1704  Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59   

1768  On this day in history robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80   

1770  On October - 01 louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64   

1795  On October - 01 robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70   

1814  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on this day in history.   

1837  Death of Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777) on this day in history.   

1838  Death of Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) on October - 01.   

1864  On October - 01 john Dunovant, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1868  On October - 01 rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63   

1876  Henri-Jerome Bertini, composer, dies at 77 on October - 01.   

1881  On October - 01 frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78   

1901  On this day in history abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.   

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery   

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on this day in history.