Famous Deaths Happened In February - 08
Wednesday, 03 September 2025
1124 Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on this day in history.
1245 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies
1529 On February - 08 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 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 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 this day in history.
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 February - 08.
1749 On this day in history jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
1750 Death of Aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685) on this day in history.
1768 On February - 08 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 this day in history johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81
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 France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48 on February - 08.
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 February - 08 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83
1884 On February - 08 arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76
1907 Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52 on February - 08.
1909 Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on February - 08.
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