Famous Deaths In October - 08
Saturday, 02 December 2023
0705 On October - 08 abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies
0976 On October - 08 death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen
1094 Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on October - 08.
1253 On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies
1286 Death of John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217) on this day in history.
1317 Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on this day in history.
1604 On October - 08 janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58
1606 On October - 08 jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies
1613 On this day in history sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74
1621 Death of Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on this day in history.
1647 Death of Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562) on this day in history.
1651 Isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55 on this day in history.
1652 Death of John Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602) on this day in history.
1656 Johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71 on October - 08.
1659 On this day in history death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary
1680 On this day in history elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61
1683 On this day in history philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76
1686 Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55 on October - 08.
1722 Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80 on October - 08.
1728 On this day in history anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47
1735 On this day in history death of yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
1754 Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1771 On this day in history john E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76
1772 Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1793 John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56 on this day in history.
1795 Death of Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725) on this day in history.
1803 Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54 on this day in history.
1809 Death of James Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721) on this day in history.
1834 On this day in history francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58
1842 On this day in history christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68
1847 On October - 08 death of rose Scott, Social Reformer
1862 James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.
1864 On October - 08 thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34
1865 On this day in history heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51
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