Famous Deaths In October - 08

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

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on October - 08.   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on October - 08.   

1253  On October - 08 robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  On this day in history death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  On October - 08 death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1606  On October - 08 jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies   

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

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

1647  Death of Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562) on this day in history.   

1651  On October - 08 isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55   

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

1656  On this day in history 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  On October - 08 elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61   

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  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1728  Anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history death of yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)   

1754  On this day in history henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47   

1771  On October - 08 john E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76   

1772  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history john Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56   

1795  Death of Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725) on October - 08.   

1803  Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1809  Death of James Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721) on October - 08.   

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 October - 08 death of rose Scott, Social Reformer   

1862  James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on October - 08.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history 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 October - 08.   

1690  On October - 08 birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on October - 08.   

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