Famous Personalities Born In October - 08
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1515 On this day in history birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)
1585 On October - 08 birth of heinrich Schutz, composer
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 Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.
1690 On this day in history birth of jaime de Casellas, composer
1692 Antonio Palella, composer was born on October - 08.
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 this day in history.
1715 Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774) was born on October - 08.
1720 Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.
1740 Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.
1747 On October - 08 birth of johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer
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 Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.
1789 John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874) was born on October - 08.
1789 On October - 08 birth of william John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. 1855)
1790 Waldemar Thrane, composer was born on October - 08.
1802 Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist was born on October - 08.
1813 On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer
1818 On this day in history birth of john Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy)
1820 On October - 08 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 October - 08.
1831 Michal Jelski, composer was born on October - 08.
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 On October - 08 birth of john Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905
1850 Henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.
1855 Gustav Ehrismann, German germanist was born on October - 08.
1860 On this day in history birth of felix Woyrsch, composer
1861 On this day in history birth of theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)
1863 Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948) was born on October - 08.