Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  On this day in history abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on this day in history.   

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 October - 08.   

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

1317  Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on October - 08.   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1659  Death of Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary on October - 08.   

1680  Elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1683  On October - 08 philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76   

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

1722  On October - 08 gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80   

1728  On October - 08 anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47   

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

1754  On this day in history henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47   

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

1772  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1793  John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56 on October - 08.   

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 October - 08.   

1809  Death of James Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721) on October - 08.   

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

1842  On October - 08 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

1847  On this day in history death of rose Scott, Social Reformer   

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

1864  On this day in history 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 October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

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

1619  On this day in history birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)   

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 this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history birth of antonio Palella, composer   

1697  On October - 08 birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)