Famous Deaths Happened In February - 08

1124  On this day in history stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies   

1245  Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1250  On February - 08 death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  On February - 08 death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)   

1296  Death of King PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257) on February - 08.   

1303  Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on this day in history.   

1513  On this day in history alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies   

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478) on February - 08.   

1587  Death of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18] on this day in history.   

1599  Death of Robert Rollock, Scottish educator on this day in history.   

1611  Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies on February - 08.   

1623  On February - 08 death of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546)   

1650  On this day in history john Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74   

1676  On February - 08 aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46   

1686  On this day in history death of francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered   

1691  Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1709  Giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50 on February - 08.   

1725  Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1740  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 on February - 08.   

1749  On February - 08 jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66   

1750  On this day in history death of aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)   

1768  On February - 08 death of george Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695)   

1771  On February - 08 augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies   

1797  Johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81 on February - 08.   

1801  On this day in history johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43   

1821  Paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62 on February - 08.   

1824  On this day in history rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71   

1849  France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history death of agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)   

1874  On February - 08 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

1878  On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

1884  Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 on February - 08.   

1907  Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52 on February - 08.   

1909  Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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1191  On February - 08 birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  On this day in history birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  On this day in history birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  On February - 08 birth of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)   

1577  Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of jacob Praetorius, composer   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on February - 08.   

1649  On this day in history birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)