Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on this day in history.   

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 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1621  On October - 08 death of antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist   

1647  On this day in history death of christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)   

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 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 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 October - 08.   

1728  On October - 08 anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47   

1735  Death of Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678) on October - 08.   

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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1834  On October - 08 francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58   

1842  On October - 08 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

1847  On October - 08 death of rose Scott, Social Reformer   

1862  On this day in history james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

1864  Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34 on October - 08.   

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 October - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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)