8 notable people died on October 1, including Abdur Rahman Khan, Jerome, Joan of England.
20th Century
1 deathAbdur Rahman Khan
politician
Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901
17th Century
2 deathsAdrian von Mynsicht
chemistphysician
German alchemist
Pierre-Paul Riquet
architectengineer
French engineer
16th Century
2 deathsSebastian Franck
theologiantranslator
German Renaissance humanist
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
diplomatexplorer
Italo-Spanish historian and diplomat
12th Century
2 deathsJoan of England
queen
Queen of Sicily (1165-1199)
Innocent II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church (1130–1143)
5th Century
1 deathJerome
anchoriteapologist
4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church
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