Famous Deaths In September - 08

0394  Death of Arbogast, French general, commits suicide on this day in history.  

0701  On September - 08 sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies  

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on September - 08.  

0876  Lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1100  On this day in history clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies  

1397  Death of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester on this day in history.  

1425  On this day in history death of king Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)  

1539  On September - 08 death of john Stokesley, English churchman  

1550  On this day in history hans [Johann] Vischer, German count of Johann Cicero, dies  

1555  Thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies on September - 08.  

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1560  Amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident on September - 08.  

1603  Death of George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, English politician (b. 1547) on this day in history.  

1613  Don Carlo Gesauldo, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1633  Carlo Caraffa, Ital jesuit/religious order founder, dies at about 72 on September - 08.  

1637  On this day in history robert Fludd, composer, dies at 63  

1644  Francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies on September - 08.  

1645  On this day in history francisco Gomez Quevedo y Villegas, Spanish author/poet, dies at 64  

1654  Peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies on September - 08.  

1656  Death of Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (b. 1574) on September - 08.  

1660  On this day in history daniel von Czepko, German poet, dies at 54  

1675  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1682  Death of Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (b. 1606) on September - 08.  

1706  Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 on September - 08.  

1721  Death of Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1686) on this day in history.  

1739  On September - 08 death of yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (b. 1668)  

1755  Death of Ephraim Williams, American philanthropist (b. 1715) on this day in history.  

1761  Death of Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698) on this day in history.  

1780  On September - 08 death of enoch Poor, American Continental Army general (b. 1736)  

1784  On September - 08 death of ann Lee, American religious leader (b. 1736)  

1811  On September - 08 peter S Pallas, German geologist/zoologist, dies at 69  

1819  Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1831  Death of John Aitken, Scottish-born music publisher (b. 1745) on September - 08.  

1838  Pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1840  On September - 08 john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77  

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0801  Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865) was born on this day in history.  

0828  Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868) was born on September - 08.  

1157  Richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99) was born on September - 08.  

1207  Sancho II, king of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

1271  Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.  

1380  Bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint was born on this day in history.  

1474  On September - 08 birth of ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso)  

1515  Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585) was born on September - 08.