Famous Deaths In October - 01

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

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

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on October - 01.   

0959  On this day in history death of king Edwy of England   

0976  On this day in history al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

1040  On this day in history death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.   

1310  On October - 01 death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)   

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

1499  On October - 01 death of marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)   

1500  On October - 01 death of john Alcock, English Catholic bishop   

1567  Death of Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508) on October - 01.   

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

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

1578  On this day in history don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31   

1588  On October - 01 death of blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr   

1602  Hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61 on October - 01.   

1609  Death of Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history filaret, [Fjodor N Romanov], patriarch of Moscow, dies   

1684  On October - 01 pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42   

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  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1768  Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on October - 01.   

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

1795  On this day in history robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70   

1814  Jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies on October - 01.   

1837  On this day in history death of robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)   

1838  On October - 01 death of charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)   

1864  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

1507  On this day in history 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 October - 01 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  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer