Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

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

0976  On this day in history death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

1094  On October - 08 death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice   

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 October - 08.   

1604  On October - 08 janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

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

1613  Sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74 on October - 08.   

1621  Death of Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on October - 08.   

1647  Death of Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562) on October - 08.   

1651  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

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

1659  On this day in history death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary   

1680  Elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1683  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76 on October - 08.   

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 this day in history 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 October - 08.   

1771  On this day in history john E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76   

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

1793  John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of james Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)   

1834  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1842  Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on October - 08.   

1847  On this day in history death of rose Scott, Social Reformer   

1862  On this day in history james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

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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1515  On October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

1585  On October - 08 birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

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

1621  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on this day in history.   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on October - 08.   

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

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

1697  On October - 08 birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)