Famous Deaths In October - 08

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

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 October - 08.  

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

1606  On this day in history jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies  

1613  On this day in history sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74  

1621  On this day in history death of antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist  

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1647  On October - 08 death of christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)  

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

1652  On this day in history death of john Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602)  

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history death of yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)  

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 October - 08.  

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 October - 08.  

1809  On this day in history death of james Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)  

1834  On this day in history francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58  

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

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

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  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  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on October - 08.  

1676  On this day in history birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)  

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

1692  On this day in history birth of antonio Palella, composer  

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