Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08
Sunday, 15 June 2025
0705 On this day in history abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies
0976 Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on this day in history.
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 On this day in history death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)
1317 On this day in history death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)
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 October - 08.
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 On this day in history 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 Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55 on October - 08.
1722 On October - 08 gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80
1728 Anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1772 Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60 on October - 08.
1793 On October - 08 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 On this day in history death of james Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)
1834 Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58 on October - 08.
1842 Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on October - 08.
1847 Death of Rose Scott, Social Reformer on this day in history.
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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