Famous Deaths In October - 08

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

0976  On this day in history death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on this day in history.   

1253  Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies on this day in history.   

1286  On October - 08 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  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

1606  On October - 08 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  Death of Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history 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 October - 08.   

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  On this day in history 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  On October - 08 john E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76   

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

1803  On this day in history 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 October - 08.   

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

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 this day in history thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34   

1865  Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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1515  On October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on October - 08.   

1619  On October - 08 birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)   

1621  On this day in history birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

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  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on October - 08.