Famous Deaths In December - 08
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0644 On this day in history death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered
0899 On this day in history arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies
1292 On this day in history john Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62
1587 On this day in history death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed
1596 On December - 08 death of luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico
1626 Death of John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) on December - 08.
1632 On this day in history death of philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)
1643 On December - 08 john Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59
1649 On this day in history death of noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1613)
1652 On December - 08 death of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary, murdered at 35
1680 On December - 08 death of henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English politician (b. 1606)
1681 On this day in history gerard Terborch, the Younger, Dutch painter/etcher, dies
1691 On December - 08 death of richard Baxter, English clergyman (b. 1615)
1695 On this day in history death of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (b. 1625)
1709 On this day in history thomas Corneille, French dramatist, dies at 74
1722 Elisabeth C "Liselotte" van Palts, German/French duchess, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1744 On December - 08 death of marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, mistress of King Louis XV of France (b. 1717)
1745 On this day in history death of etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (b. 1683)
1746 Death of Charles Radclyffe, British politician (b. 1693) on December - 08.
1756 Death of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, British statesman and diplomat on this day in history.
1768 Death of Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1702) on December - 08.
1779 Death of Nathan Alcock, English physician (b. 1707) on December - 08.
1785 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1811 On this day in history death of eliza Poe, English-born American actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe(b. 1787)
1830 On this day in history h Benjamin Constant, French politician/writer, dies at 63
1831 On this day in history james Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies
1859 On this day in history death of thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785)
1864 Death of George Boole, British inventor of Boolean algebra (b. 1815) on this day in history.
1885 Death of William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1821) on this day in history.
1894 Willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71 on December - 08.
1896 On December - 08 earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75
1900 Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1903 Herbert Spencer, British engineer/philosopher, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1907 On this day in history oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies
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