Famous Deaths Happened In February - 08

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 PrzemysÅ‚ 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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1191  On this day in history birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57) was born on this day in history.   

1487  Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  On February - 08 birth of jacob Praetorius, composer   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1649  On February - 08 birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)