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  Death of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179) on this day in history.   

1250  On October - 04 death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden   

1305  On October - 04 death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)   

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on October - 04.   

1564  On October - 04 pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies   

1571  On this day in history claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60   

1582  On this day in history theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies   

1590  Cujacius, [Jacques Cujas], French lawyer, dies at about 68 on October - 04.   

1597  Death of Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550) on this day in history.   

1661  On this day in history death of jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy (b. 1625)   

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

1680  On this day in history death of pierre-Paul Riquet, French engineer   

1713  Valentin Molitor, composer, dies at 76 on October - 04.   

1721  On this day in history 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  Death of Tanacharison, Catawba Indian chief on October - 04.   

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

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

1821  On this day in history death of john Rennie, Scottish engineer (b. 1761)   

1830  On this day in history hans DL earl Yorck von Wartenburg, gov-gen of E-Prussia, dies at 71   

1838  Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79 on October - 04.   

1848  On this day in history louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82   

1851  On October - 04 death of manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (b. 1767)   

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

1862  William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69   

1864  On October - 04 death of joseph Montferrand, French Canadian logger and strong man (b. 1802)   

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  Death of Catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39   

1893  On this day in history pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88   

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on this day in history.   

1276  On this day in history birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)   

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

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on October - 04.   

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  On October - 04 birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

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