Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  On this day in history abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on October - 08.   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on this day in history.   

1253  On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  On October - 08 death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  On October - 08 death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies   

1613  Sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1621  Death of Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history death of christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)   

1651  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55 on October - 08.   

1652  Death of John Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602) on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71   

1659  Death of Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary on October - 08.   

1680  On October - 08 elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61   

1683  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55   

1722  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1728  On October - 08 anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47   

1735  Death of Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678) on October - 08.   

1754  Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1771  John E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76 on October - 08.   

1772  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60 on October - 08.   

1793  On this day in history john Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56   

1795  On this day in history death of andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725)   

1803  On this day in history vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54   

1809  Death of James Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721) on October - 08.   

1834  On October - 08 francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58   

1842  On this day in history christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

1847  Death of Rose Scott, Social Reformer on October - 08.   

1862  On October - 08 james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

1864  On this day in history thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34   

1865  On October - 08 heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51   

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on October - 08.   

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on October - 08.   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on October - 08.   

1621  On this day in history birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

1676  On this day in history birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

1690  On this day in history birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on October - 08.