Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73   

1456  On January - 08 death of st Lawrence Justinian, Italian bishop and first Patriarch of Venice (b. 1381)   

1464  On January - 08 death of thomas Ebendorfer, Austrian historian (b. 1385)   

1557  Death of Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522) on January - 08.   

1567  Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1570  On this day in history death of philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)   

1598  On this day in history johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72   

1642  Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy on this day in history.   

1651  On January - 08 giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56   

1696  Michael de Ronghe, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1707  Death of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish politician (b. 1648) on January - 08.   

1711  On this day in history philips van Almonde, Zealand lt admiral, dies at 66   

1713  On this day in history arcangelo Corelli, composer/violinist (Concerti Grossi), dies at 59   

1775  On this day in history john Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68   

1789  On this day in history death of jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)   

1790  John Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1794  Death of Justus Möser, German statesman (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46   

1808  On January - 08 messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies   

1811  Friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1815  Edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle on January - 08.   

1819  On this day in history christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55   

1825  Death of Eli Whitney, American inventor (b. 1765) on this day in history.   

1831  Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 on January - 08.   

1842  On January - 08 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

1854  On January - 08 death of william Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768)   

1858  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 on January - 08.   

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1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

1632  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist