Famous Birthdays In October - 08

1515  On October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)  

1585  On October - 08 birth of heinrich Schutz, composer  

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on October - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1713  On this day in history birth of yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. 1793)  

1715  On this day in history birth of michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774)  

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1720  On October - 08 birth of jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)  

1740  Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.  

1747  Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1747  On this day in history birth of jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)  

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

1765  On October - 08 birth of harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831)  

1789  John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874) was born on October - 08.  

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  Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.  

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  Stanislaw Katski, composer was born on October - 08.  

1826  On October - 08 birth of matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904  

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

1831  Michal Jelski, composer was born on October - 08.  

1834  Walter Kittredge, American musician (d. 1905) was born on October - 08.  

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

1838  On this day in history birth of john Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905  

1850  Henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936) was born on October - 08.  

1855  On this day in history birth of gustav Ehrismann, German germanist  

1860  On October - 08 birth of felix Woyrsch, composer  

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

1863  On October - 08 birth of edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948)  

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0705  On October - 08 abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies  

0976  On October - 08 death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen  

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

1253  On October - 08 robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies  

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

1317  On October - 08 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