Famous Deaths Happened In February - 08

1124  Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1245  Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on February - 08.   

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

1265  On February - 08 death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)   

1296  Death of King PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257) on February - 08.   

1303  Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on February - 08.   

1513  Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies on February - 08.   

1529  On February - 08 death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)   

1587  On February - 08 death of mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18]   

1599  On February - 08 death of robert Rollock, Scottish educator   

1611  On this day in history jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies   

1623  On February - 08 death of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546)   

1650  John Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74 on February - 08.   

1676  Aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1686  On February - 08 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 February - 08 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 February - 08.   

1768  On February - 08 death of george Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695)   

1771  On February - 08 augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies   

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 this day in history paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62   

1824  Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71 on February - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

1878  Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1884  Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1907  Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1909  Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on February - 08.   

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1191  Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246) was born on this day in history.   

1291  On February - 08 birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  On this day in history birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  On February - 08 birth of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)   

1577  On this day in history birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on February - 08.   

1612  On this day in history birth of samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)   

1649  Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.