Famous Deaths In October - 01

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on this day in history.   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0552  On this day in history teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on October - 01.   

1404  On this day in history boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies   

1499  Death of Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433) on October - 01.   

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

1567  Death of Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508) on this day in history.   

1570  Death of Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520) on October - 01.   

1574  Maarten van Heemskerck, painter (Christ), dies on October - 01.   

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

1588  Death of Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr on October - 01.   

1602  On October - 01 hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61   

1609  On October - 01 death of gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer   

1633  Filaret, [Fjodor N Romanov], patriarch of Moscow, dies on October - 01.   

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

1693  On this day in history death of pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619)   

1704  On October - 01 cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1708  John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1768  Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1770  Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1795  Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 on October - 01.   

1814  On this day in history jakob I van Przysucha, Polish hassidic leader, dies   

1837  Death of Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777) on October - 01.   

1838  Death of Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) on this day in history.   

1864  John Dunovant, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1868  Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history henri-Jerome Bertini, composer, dies at 77   

1881  On this day in history frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78   

1901  Abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies on October - 01.   

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

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on October - 01.   

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  On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)   

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on October - 01.   

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

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer