Famous Deaths Happened In February - 08
Monday, 14 July 2025
1124 On February - 08 stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies
1245 Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on February - 08.
1250 On February - 08 death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)
1265 On February - 08 death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)
1296 Death of King Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257) on February - 08.
1303 Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on this day in history.
1513 On February - 08 alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies
1529 Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478) on February - 08.
1587 Death of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18] on February - 08.
1599 Death of Robert Rollock, Scottish educator on February - 08.
1611 Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies on this day in history.
1623 Death of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546) on this day in history.
1650 On February - 08 john Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
1676 On this day in history aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46
1686 Death of Francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered on February - 08.
1691 Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1709 On February - 08 giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50
1725 On February - 08 peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
1740 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 on February - 08.
1749 On February - 08 jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
1750 On February - 08 death of aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)
1768 Death of George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695) on this day in history.
1771 Augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies on February - 08.
1797 Johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1801 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43 on February - 08.
1821 Paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71
1849 France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48 on this day in history.
1856 Death of Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) on February - 08.
1874 On February - 08 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66
1878 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on February - 08.
1884 Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 on February - 08.
1907 On February - 08 hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52
1909 Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on February - 08.
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