Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on October - 08.   

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  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  On this day in history death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1647  On October - 08 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 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 October - 08.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  On October - 08 jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60   

1793  John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56 on October - 08.   

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 October - 08.   

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

1862  James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.   

1864  Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34 on this day in history.   

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

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1515  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1621  On October - 08 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  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on October - 08.   

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer   

1697  On this day in history birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)