Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08
Friday, 18 July 2025
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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