Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on October - 08.   

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on October - 08.   

1094  On this day in history death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice   

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

1286  On October - 08 death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  On October - 08 death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  On this day in history janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

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

1613  Sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74 on October - 08.   

1621  Death of Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on October - 08.   

1647  Death of Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562) on October - 08.   

1651  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55 on October - 08.   

1652  On this day in history death of john Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602)   

1656  On October - 08 johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71   

1659  On this day in history death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary   

1680  On October - 08 elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61   

1683  On this day in history philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76   

1686  On this day in history adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55   

1722  On this day in history gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80   

1728  On this day in history anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47   

1735  On October - 08 death of yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)   

1754  Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1771  John E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1772  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60 on October - 08.   

1793  On this day in history john Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56   

1795  On this day in history death of andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725)   

1803  Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1809  On October - 08 death of james Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)   

1834  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1842  Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1847  Death of Rose Scott, Social Reformer on October - 08.   

1862  James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.   

1864  On October - 08 thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34   

1865  On this day in history heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51   

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1515  On this day in history birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

1585  On October - 08 birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1621  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on October - 08.   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on October - 08.   

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

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)