Famous Birthdays In October - 08

1515  On October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)  

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on October - 08.  

1619  On October - 08 birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)  

1621  On October - 08 birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim  

1676  On October - 08 birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)  

1690  On October - 08 birth of jaime de Casellas, composer  

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer  

1697  On October - 08 birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)  

1713  On October - 08 birth of yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. 1793)  

1715  Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history birth of jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)  

1740  Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.  

1747  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer  

1747  On October - 08 birth of jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)  

1748  On this day in history birth of franz Seydelmann, composer  

1765  On this day in history birth of harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831)  

1789  John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874) was born on October - 08.  

1789  On October - 08 birth of william John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. 1855)  

1790  Waldemar Thrane, composer was born on this day in history.  

1802  Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.  

1813  On October - 08 birth of carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer  

1818  On this day in history birth of john Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy)  

1820  Stanislaw Katski, composer was born on October - 08.  

1826  On this day in history birth of matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904  

1828  On this day in history birth of francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic  

1831  Michal Jelski, composer was born on October - 08.  

1834  Walter Kittredge, American musician (d. 1905) was born on October - 08.  

1837  Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer was born on this day in history.  

1838  John Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.  

1850  On this day in history birth of henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936)  

1855  On October - 08 birth of gustav Ehrismann, German germanist  

1860  On October - 08 birth of felix Woyrsch, composer  

1861  On October - 08 birth of theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)  

1863  Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948) was born on October - 08.  

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0705  On this day in history abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies  

0976  On this day in history death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen  

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on October - 08.  

1253  Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies on this day in history.  

1286  On this day in history death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)  

1317  Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on this day in history.  

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on October - 08.  

1606  On October - 08 jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies