Famous Birthdays In October - 08

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

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1619  On October - 08 birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)  

1621  On October - 08 birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim  

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

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

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer  

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on October - 08.  

1713  Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. 1793) was born on October - 08.  

1715  On October - 08 birth of michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774)  

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1720  Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.  

1740  On this day in history birth of michel-Julien Mathieu, composer  

1747  Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer was born on October - 08.  

1747  On October - 08 birth of jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)  

1748  Franz Seydelmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1765  Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831) was born on October - 08.  

1789  On this day in history birth of john Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874)  

1789  William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. 1855) was born on October - 08.  

1790  Waldemar Thrane, composer was born on this day in history.  

1802  On October - 08 birth of peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist  

1813  Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer was born on October - 08.  

1818  John Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy) was born on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history birth of stanislaw Katski, composer  

1826  Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 was born on October - 08.  

1828  Francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic was born on this day in history.  

1831  Michal Jelski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1834  Walter Kittredge, American musician (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.  

1837  Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer was born on this day in history.  

1838  John Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.  

1850  On October - 08 birth of henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936)  

1855  Gustav Ehrismann, German germanist was born on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history birth of felix Woyrsch, composer  

1861  Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments) was born on this day in history.  

1863  Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1094  On October - 08 death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice  

1253  On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies  

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  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.