Events & Holidays In October - 08

Battle of Angamos (Peru)

Death of Henri Christophe (Haiti)

Independence Day (Croatia)

Navy Day (Peru)

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

1585  On this day in history birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

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

1621  On this day in history birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

1676  On this day in history birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

1690  On this day in history birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

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

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

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

0976  On this day in history death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

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  Death of John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217) on this day in history.   

1317  On this day in history death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies