Famous Deaths Happened In August - 08

0117  On this day in history mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  On this day in history lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1506  On this day in history sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

1553  Death of Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) on August - 08.   

1555  On August - 08 death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  On this day in history death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

1604  On this day in history death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)   

1616  Death of Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68 on August - 08.   

1631  On this day in history death of konstantinas Sirvydas, Lithuanian lexicographer (b. 1579)   

1684  Death of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer (b. 1622) on August - 08.   

1685  On this day in history sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Ital painter (Madonna), dies at 75   

1694  On August - 08 antoine Arnauld [le grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theology, dies at 82   

1700  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1705  Death of Willem Roukens, mayor (Nimegen ort Nimeguen), beheaded on this day in history.   

1747  On August - 08 death of madeleine de Verchères, New France heroine (b. 1678)   

1759  On August - 08 karl Heinrich Graun, German composer, dies at 55   

1788  Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1816  On August - 08 blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65   

1827  On this day in history george Canning, British minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 57   

1828  Death of Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish naturalist (b. 1743) on this day in history.   

1834  Silvestro Palma, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1863  On August - 08 death of angus MacAskill known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.1825)   

1879  Death of Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1797) on August - 08.   

1887  Death of Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808) on August - 08.   

1888  Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1897  On August - 08 jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian, dies at 79   

1898  On August - 08 death of eugène Boudin, French painter (b. 1824)   

1902  On this day in history jean Y Y Tissot, French painter/illustrator, dies   

1908  Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40 on August - 08.   

1911  Death of William P. Frye, American politician (b. 1830) on this day in history.   

1918  Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38 on August - 08.   

1921  Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59 on August - 08.   

1928  Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1079  On August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On August - 08 birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On August - 08 birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

1653  On August - 08 birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar