Famous Birthdays In October - 08

1515  On October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

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  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  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On this day in history birth of yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. 1793)   

1715  On this day in history birth of michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774)   

1720  On this day in history birth of jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)   

1740  On this day in history birth of michel-Julien Mathieu, composer   

1747  Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer was born on October - 08.   

1747  Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history birth of franz Seydelmann, composer   

1765  Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.   

1789  John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.   

1789  William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. 1855) was born on October - 08.   

1790  On this day in history birth of waldemar Thrane, composer   

1802  On October - 08 birth of peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist   

1813  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer   

1818  John Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy) was born on October - 08.   

1820  Stanislaw Katski, composer was born on October - 08.   

1826  Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 was born on this day in history.   

1828  On October - 08 birth of francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic   

1831  Michal Jelski, composer was born on October - 08.   

1834  Walter Kittredge, American musician (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history birth of otto Winter-Hjelm, composer   

1838  John Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905 was born on October - 08.   

1850  Henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Gustav Ehrismann, German germanist was born on this day in history.   

1860  Felix Woyrsch, composer was born on October - 08.   

1861  Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments) was born on October - 08.   

1863  Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.   

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0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on October - 08.   

0976  On this day in history death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on October - 08.   

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 October - 08.   

1317  On October - 08 death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

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

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on October - 08.