Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  On this day in history abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on October - 08.   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on this day in history.   

1253  Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies on this day in history.   

1286  On October - 08 death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

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

1604  On this day in history janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

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

1613  On October - 08 sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74   

1621  Death of Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on this day in history.   

1647  Death of Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562) on October - 08.   

1651  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55 on October - 08.   

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  On October - 08 death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary   

1680  On October - 08 elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61   

1683  On this day in history philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76   

1686  Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55 on October - 08.   

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

1728  On this day in history anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47   

1735  On this day in history death of yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)   

1754  Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 on October - 08.   

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

1772  On October - 08 jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60   

1793  On this day in history john Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56   

1795  On this day in history death of andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725)   

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

1809  On this day in history death of james Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)   

1834  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

1842  On October - 08 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

1847  Death of Rose Scott, Social Reformer on this day in history.   

1862  On October - 08 james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

1864  Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34 on October - 08.   

1865  Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51 on October - 08.   

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

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on October - 08.   

1621  On October - 08 birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

1676  On this day in history birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

1690  On this day in history birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer   

1697  On this day in history birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)