Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1253  Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies on this day in history.   

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  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on October - 08.   

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  Death of Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562) on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55   

1652  Death of John Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602) on October - 08.   

1656  On October - 08 johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71   

1659  Death of Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary on this day in history.   

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  On October - 08 adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55   

1722  On October - 08 gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80   

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

1735  On October - 08 death of yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)   

1754  Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 on October - 08.   

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

1772  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1795  On October - 08 death of andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725)   

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

1864  Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34 on October - 08.   

1865  Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51 on October - 08.   

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On October - 08 birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

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  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On October - 08 birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer   

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