Page 2: Historical Events In October - 08

1712  French hijacker Jacques Cassard seen on Suriname coast on October - 08.   

1722  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80 on October - 08.   

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

1740  Chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia on October - 08.   

1740  On October - 08 michel-Julien Mathieu, composer   

1747  Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer on October - 08.   

1748  Franz Seydelmann, composer on October - 08.   

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

1771  John E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76 on October - 08.   

1772  On October - 08 jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60   

1775  Officers decide to bar slaves and free blacks from Continental Army on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history officers decide to bar slaves & free blacks from Continental Army   

1790  On this day in history waldemar Thrane, composer   

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

1802  Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist on October - 08.   

1803  On October - 08 vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54   

1806  On this day in history british forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve   

1813  On this day in history treaty of Ried between Bayern & Austria   

1813  Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer on this day in history.   

1815  Joachim Murats forces lands at Pizzo Italy on this day in history.   

1818  On October - 08 2 English boxers are the first to use padded gloves   

1818  2 English boxers are 1st to use padded gloves on this day in history.   

1818  John Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy) on this day in history.   

1820  Stanislaw Katski, composer on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history the government of general José de San Martín establishes the Peruvian Navy.   

1822  On this day in history first eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley   

1822  1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley on October - 08.   

1826  On this day in history matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1828  On this day in history francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic   

1831  Michal Jelski, composer on this day in history.   

1834  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1835  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches James Island, Galapagos archipelago on October - 08.   

1837  Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer on this day in history.   

1838  On October - 08 john Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905   

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On October - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on this day in history.   

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

0976  On October - 08 death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

1094  On this day in history death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice   

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  Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on this day in history.   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on this day in history.