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  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on this day in history.   

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

1286  Death of John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217) on October - 08.   

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

1604  On October - 08 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  On October - 08 sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74   

1621  On this day in history death of antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist   

1647  On October - 08 death of christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)   

1651  On October - 08 isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55   

1652  Death of John Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602) on October - 08.   

1656  Johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1680  On this day in history elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61   

1683  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76 on October - 08.   

1686  Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55 on October - 08.   

1722  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80 on October - 08.   

1728  Anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1735  Death of Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678) on October - 08.   

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

1771  On this day in history john E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76   

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

1793  On October - 08 john Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56   

1795  Death of Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725) on October - 08.   

1803  On October - 08 vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54   

1809  On this day in history death of james Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)   

1834  On this day in history francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58   

1842  Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on October - 08.   

1847  Death of Rose Scott, Social Reformer on this day in history.   

1862  James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on October - 08.   

1864  Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34 on this day in history.   

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

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on October - 08.   

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on October - 08.   

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