Famous Deaths In October - 22

0741  On this day in history charles Martel, ruler of the Franks, dies at 63   

1383  Ferdinand I, the wise, king of Portugal, dies on October - 22.   

1494  On October - 22 gian Galeazzo, Italian duke of Milan (1476-94), dies   

1565  On this day in history death of jean, Vicomte d'Aguisy Grolier de Servieres, French bibliophile (b. 1479)   

1613  On October - 22 death of pomponio Nenna, Italian composer   

1625  Death of Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (b. 1561) on October - 22.   

1651  Jacob Praetorius, composer, dies at 65 on October - 22.   

1674  Death of Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (b. 1621) on this day in history.   

1707  Death of Cloudesley Shovell, Admiral, drowns at Scilly on this day in history.   

1708  Herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1725  Alessandro Scarlatti, composer, dies at 65 on October - 22.   

1751  On October - 22 willem IV KH Friso, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 40   

1755  On October - 22 death of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (b. 1694)   

1763  French van Mieris "the Young", painter/historian, dies at 73 on October - 22.   

1764  On October - 22 jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer, dies at 67   

1792  Death of Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (b. 1725) on this day in history.   

1802  On October - 22 samuel Arnold, English composer, dies at 62   

1813  August Harder, composer, dies at 38 on October - 22.   

1818  Joachim H Campe, German theory/author, dies at 72 on October - 22.   

1835  Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73 on October - 22.   

1847  Death of Sahle Selassie, Negus of Shewa on October - 22.   

1852  On October - 22 hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86   

1854  On October - 22 j Gotthelf, writer, dies at 57   

1859  Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75 on October - 22.   

1869  Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1881  Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67 on October - 22.   

1882  On this day in history janos Arany, Hungarians poet (Toldi Szerelme), dies at 65   

1883  On this day in history george Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies   

1889  Olivier Metra, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1891  Death of Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow, Austrian physiologist (b. 1846) on October - 22.   

1906  On October - 22 death of paul Cezanne, French painter (b. 1839)   

1917  On October - 22 death of bob Fitzsimmons, English boxer (b. 1863)   

1918  On October - 22 death of myrtle Gonzalez, American film and stage actress (b. 1891)   

1919  On this day in history bruce F Cummings, English author (Enjoying Life), dies at 30   

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1071  On this day in history birth of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126)   

1197  Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of georg Balthasar Schott, composer   

1688  On October - 22 birth of nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747)   

1689  On this day in history birth of king John V of Portugal (d. 1750)   

1698  On October - 22 birth of nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

1701  On this day in history birth of maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1756)