Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  On October - 08 abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  On October - 08 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 this day in history janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on this day in history.   

1613  On October - 08 sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74   

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

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  On October - 08 death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary   

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

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

1686  On October - 08 adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55   

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  Death of Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678) on this day in history.   

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

1771  John E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1803  On October - 08 vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54   

1809  Death of James Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1834  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

1842  Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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 October - 08 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  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  On October - 08 birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on October - 08.   

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer   

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