Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

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  On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  Death of John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217) on this day in history.   

1317  Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on October - 08.   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies   

1613  Sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74 on October - 08.   

1621  Death of Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on October - 08.   

1647  On October - 08 death of christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)   

1651  On this day in history isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55   

1652  Death of John Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602) on October - 08.   

1656  Johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1659  Death of Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61   

1683  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76 on October - 08.   

1686  On October - 08 adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55   

1722  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1735  On October - 08 death of yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)   

1754  On October - 08 henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47   

1771  On this day in history john E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76   

1772  On this day in history jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60   

1793  John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56 on October - 08.   

1795  Death of Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725) on this day in history.   

1803  Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1809  Death of James Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1834  On October - 08 francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58   

1842  Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history death of rose Scott, Social Reformer   

1862  James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34   

1865  On this day in history heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51   

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on October - 08.   

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  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on October - 08.   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.   

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on October - 08.   

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

1697  On October - 08 birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)