Famous Deaths Happened In October - 07

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

0336  Marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies on October - 07.   

0929  Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies on this day in history.   

1368  Death of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1488  Andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52 on October - 07.   

1553  Death of Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500) on October - 07.   

1555  Death of Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) on October - 07.   

1571  Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle on October - 07.   

1577  Death of George Gascoigne, English poet on October - 07.   

1612  Menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar/theologist, dies at 70 on October - 07.   

1620  On this day in history death of stanisÅ‚aw Żółkiewski, Polish military leader (b. 1547)   

1637  Death of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1587) on October - 07.   

1639  On this day in history john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68   

1651  Death of Jacques Sirmond, French Jesuit scholar (b. 1559) on October - 07.   

1653  On this day in history death of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (b. 1581)   

1660  Paul Scarron, French, stagewriter (Le Roman Comique), dies at 50 on October - 07.   

1681  On this day in history nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61   

1708  On this day in history death of guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)   

1766  On this day in history andre Cheron, composer, dies at 71   

1772  On this day in history death of john Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720)   

1777  On October - 07 simon Fraser, English general, dies in battle   

1780  On this day in history patrick Ferguson, English major in SC, dies in battle at 36   

1787  On October - 07 death of henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (b. 1711)   

1792  Death of George Mason, American statesman (b. 1725) on October - 07.   

1793  On October - 07 death of wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (b. 1718)   

1796  On this day in history death of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (b. 1710)   

1800  Death of Gabriel, slave revolt leader (Virginia), hanged on this day in history.   

1811  On October - 07 august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68   

1849  Edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Balt at 40 on this day in history.   

1864  Alexander Gardiner, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on October - 07.   

1887  On this day in history george James Webb, composer, dies at 84   

1890  John Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1894  On October - 07 death of oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (b. 1809)   

1903  On October - 07 death of rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (b. 1832)   

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1573  On this day in history birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)   

1576  On this day in history birth of john Marston, English writer (d. 1634)   

1577  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop   

1589  On this day in history birth of maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)   

1698  On October - 07 birth of henri Madin, composer   

1713  On this day in history birth of granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759)   

1728  Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on October - 07.   

1734  On October - 07 birth of ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana)