Famous Deaths Happened In February - 08
Thursday, 15 January 2026
1124 On this day in history stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies 

1245 Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on this day in history. 

1250 On February - 08 death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216) 

1265 Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on this day in history. 

1296 Death of King Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257) on this day in history. 

1303 On this day in history nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies 

1513 On February - 08 alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies 

1529 Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478) on February - 08. 

1587 Death of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18] on February - 08. 

1599 Death of Robert Rollock, Scottish educator on February - 08. 

1611 Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies on February - 08. 

1623 On this day in history death of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546) 

1650 John Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74 on this day in history. 

1676 On this day in history aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46 

1686 On this day in history death of francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered 

1691 Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1709 Giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50 on February - 08. 

1725 On this day in history peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52 

1740 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 on this day in history. 

1749 Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 on this day in history. 

1750 Death of Aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685) on this day in history. 

1768 On this day in history death of george Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695) 

1771 Augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies on this day in history. 

1797 On February - 08 johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81 

1801 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43 on February - 08. 

1821 Paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62 on February - 08. 

1824 On February - 08 rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71 

1849 On this day in history france Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48 

1856 Death of Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) on February - 08. 

1874 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history. 

1878 On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 

1884 On February - 08 arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 

1907 On this day in history hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52 

1909 On February - 08 edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 

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