Famous Deaths In February - 08
Saturday, 16 January 2021
1124 On this day in history stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies
1245 On February - 08 johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies
1250 Death of Robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216) on this day in history.
1265 Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on February - 08.
1296 On this day in history death of king Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257)
1303 On February - 08 nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies
1513 On this day in history alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies
1529 On this day in history death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)
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 this day in history.
1611 Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies on February - 08.
1623 Death of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546) on this day in history.
1650 On this day in history john Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
1676 On this day in history aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46
1686 Death of Francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered on this day in history.
1691 On February - 08 carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79
1709 Giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1725 Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52 on this day in history.
1740 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1749 On this day in history jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
1750 On February - 08 death of aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)
1768 Death of George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695) on this day in history.
1771 Augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies on February - 08.
1797 Johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1801 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43 on February - 08.
1821 On February - 08 paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62
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 On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)
1874 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1878 On February - 08 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83
1884 Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 on February - 08.
1907 On this day in history hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52
1909 On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80
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