Famous Deaths In October - 04

1072  On October - 04 death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35   

1221  On this day in history death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on this day in history.   

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.   

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on this day in history.   

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history cujacius, [Jacques Cujas], French lawyer, dies at about 68   

1597  On this day in history death of sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550)   

1661  On October - 04 death of jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy (b. 1625)   

1669  Death of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch painter (b. 1606) on October - 04.   

1680  Death of Pierre-Paul Riquet, French engineer on this day in history.   

1713  On October - 04 valentin Molitor, composer, dies at 76   

1721  On October - 04 abraham Alewijn, poet/playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36   

1743  On October - 04 john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal, dies at 64   

1749  Death of Franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (b. 1711) on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history death of tanacharison, Catawba Indian chief   

1755  On October - 04 samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies   

1785  On October - 04 death of david Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703)   

1821  On October - 04 death of john Rennie, Scottish engineer (b. 1761)   

1830  On October - 04 hans DL earl Yorck von Wartenburg, gov-gen of E-Prussia, dies at 71   

1838  On October - 04 eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79   

1848  On October - 04 louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82   

1851  On this day in history death of manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (b. 1767)   

1859  On October - 04 karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57   

1862  On October - 04 william Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36   

1863  Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1864  Death of Joseph Montferrand, French Canadian logger and strong man (b. 1802) on October - 04.   

1867  On this day in history death of francis Xavier Seelos German-American Roman Catholic priest (b. 1819)   

1880  On this day in history william Lassell, English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune), dies   

1890  On this day in history death of catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829)   

1892  Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1893  On October - 04 pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88   

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1160  On this day in history birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311) was born on October - 04.   

1289  On this day in history birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

1331  On this day in history birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)   

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on October - 04.   

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on this day in history.   

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.