Famous Deaths In October - 11

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on this day in history.   

1188  On October - 11 death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  On this day in history boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on October - 11.   

1424  On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on October - 11.   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on this day in history.   

1617  Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62 on October - 11.   

1666  Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies on this day in history.   

1705  On October - 11 guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42   

1708  On this day in history death of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651)   

1721  On this day in history death of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636)   

1725  On this day in history death of hans Herr, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. 1639)   

1779  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, General, dies   

1809  On October - 11 death of meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

1811  Death of Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724) on October - 11.   

1812  Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-gen (Suriname), dies at 60 on October - 11.   

1821  On October - 11 death of john Ross Key, American judge and lawyer (b. 1754)   

1837  On this day in history samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71   

1839  On October - 11 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

1850  On October - 11 louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38   

1852  Death of Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (b. 1823) on this day in history.   

1889  Death of James Prescott Joule, English physicist (b. 1818) on October - 11.   

1891  On this day in history death of charles Stewart Parnells, remains buried in Ireland   

1896  On October - 11 anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72   

1897  On this day in history leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35   

1917  Harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies on this day in history.   

1925  Karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1933  Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on October - 11.   

1935  Frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies on October - 11.   

1940  Death of Lluís Companys, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. 1882) on October - 11.   

1942  Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on October - 11.   

1958  J R Becher, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on October - 11.   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on October - 11.   

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1661  On October - 11 birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.