Famous Deaths Happened In February - 08
Saturday, 17 May 2025
1124 On February - 08 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 this day in history death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)
1265 On this day in history death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)
1296 On February - 08 death of king Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257)
1303 Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on this day in history.
1513 Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies on February - 08.
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 this day in history.
1623 Death of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546) on this day in history.
1650 On February - 08 john Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
1676 Aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1686 Death of Francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered on this day in history.
1691 Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1709 On this day in history giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50
1725 On this day in history peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
1740 On this day in history clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87
1749 Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 on February - 08.
1750 On February - 08 death of aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)
1768 Death of George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695) on February - 08.
1771 Augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies on February - 08.
1797 Johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81 on February - 08.
1801 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1821 On February - 08 paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62
1824 Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1849 On February - 08 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 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1884 On this day in history arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76
1907 On February - 08 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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