Famous Deaths In January - 08

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on this day in history.   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73   

1456  On this day in history death of st Lawrence Justinian, Italian bishop and first Patriarch of Venice (b. 1381)   

1464  On January - 08 death of thomas Ebendorfer, Austrian historian (b. 1385)   

1557  On this day in history death of albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522)   

1567  Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 on January - 08.   

1570  Death of Philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510) on January - 08.   

1598  On January - 08 johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72   

1642  On this day in history galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy   

1651  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on January - 08.   

1696  On January - 08 michael de Ronghe, composer, dies at 75   

1707  On this day in history death of john Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish politician (b. 1648)   

1711  On January - 08 philips van Almonde, Zealand lt admiral, dies at 66   

1713  On January - 08 arcangelo Corelli, composer/violinist (Concerti Grossi), dies at 59   

1775  On January - 08 john Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68   

1789  Death of Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703) on this day in history.   

1790  On January - 08 john Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81   

1794  On this day in history death of justus Möser, German statesman (b. 1720)   

1796  On this day in history jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46   

1808  Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies on January - 08.   

1811  On this day in history friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies   

1815  Edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1819  On January - 08 christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55   

1825  Death of Eli Whitney, American inventor (b. 1765) on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71   

1842  Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1854  Death of William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (b. 1768) on this day in history.   

1858  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.   

1556  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

1632  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist