October 08 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1722  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80.   

1728  Anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47   

1740  Chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia.   

1740  Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer.   

1747  Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer   

1748  Franz Seydelmann, composer.   

1754  Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47   

1771  John E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76.   

1772  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60.   

1775  Officers decide to bar slaves and free blacks from Continental Army.   

1790  Waldemar Thrane, composer.   

1793  John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56   

1802  Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist.   

1803  Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54   

1806  British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve   

1813  Treaty of Ried between Bayern and Austria.   

1813  Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer   

1815  Joachim Murats forces lands at Pizzo Italy   

1818  2 English boxers are the inaugural to use padded gloves   

1818  2 English boxers are 1st to use padded gloves.   

1818  John Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy)   

1820  Stanislaw Katski, composer   

1821  The government of general José de San Martín establishes the Peruvian Navy.   

1822  inaugural eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley   

1822  1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley.   

1826  Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904.   

1828  Francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic.   

1831  Michal Jelski, composer.   

1834  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58   

1835  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches James Island, Galapagos archipelago.   

1837  Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer.   

1838  John Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905.   

1840  inaugural Hawaiian constitution proclaimed   

1840  1st Hawaiian constitution proclaimed   

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1515  Margaret douglas: Countess of lennox   

1585  Heinrich schutz: Composer   

1619  Philipp von zesen: German poet/historian (amsterdam)   

1621  Maximilian h of bayern: Prince-bishop of liege/bishop of hildesheim   

1676  Benito jerónimo feijóo y montenegro: Spanish scholar   

1690  Jaime de casellas: Composer   

1692  Antonio palella: Composer   

1697  Cornelis consolation: Dutch portrait painter (unseemly love)   

0705  Death of Abd al-malik: Kalief of damascus,   

0976  Death of Jelena of zadar: Croatian queen   

1094  Death of St mark: The evangelist, buried in san marcos minstery in venice   

1253  Death of Robert grosseteste: English bishop/expert (optica),   

1286  Death of John i of dreux: Duke of brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  Fushimi: Emperor of japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus dousa: [johan van de does], literature/politician,   

1606  Death of Jan: The aged, count of nassau/fathered 24,