Famous Deaths Happened In December - 08

0644  On December - 08 death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered   

0899  Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies on this day in history.   

1292  John Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62 on December - 08.   

1587  On this day in history death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  Death of Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico on December - 08.   

1626  On this day in history death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569)   

1632  On this day in history death of philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  On this day in history john Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59   

1649  On this day in history death of noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1613)   

1652  On December - 08 death of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary, murdered at 35   

1680  On December - 08 death of henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English politician (b. 1606)   

1681  On this day in history gerard Terborch, the Younger, Dutch painter/etcher, dies   

1691  Death of Richard Baxter, English clergyman (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history death of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (b. 1625)   

1709  Thomas Corneille, French dramatist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history elisabeth C "Liselotte" van Palts, German/French duchess, dies at 70   

1744  Death of Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, mistress of King Louis XV of France (b. 1717) on this day in history.   

1745  On December - 08 death of etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (b. 1683)   

1746  On December - 08 death of charles Radclyffe, British politician (b. 1693)   

1756  Death of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, British statesman and diplomat on this day in history.   

1768  On December - 08 death of jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1702)   

1779  Death of Nathan Alcock, English physician (b. 1707) on December - 08.   

1785  On this day in history antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68   

1811  On this day in history death of eliza Poe, English-born American actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe(b. 1787)   

1830  On this day in history h Benjamin Constant, French politician/writer, dies at 63   

1831  James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies on December - 08.   

1859  Death of Thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785) on December - 08.   

1864  On December - 08 death of george Boole, British inventor of Boolean algebra (b. 1815)   

1885  Death of William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1821) on December - 08.   

1894  Willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75   

1900  On this day in history henry Russell, composer, dies at 87   

1903  Herbert Spencer, British engineer/philosopher, dies at 83 on December - 08.   

1907  Oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies on this day in history.   

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1508  On this day in history birth of gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer   

1574  Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On December - 08 birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic   

1678  On this day in history birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)   

1699  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on December - 08.   

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on December - 08.   

1715  On December - 08 birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)