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  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1713  On October - 08 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 October - 08 birth of jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)   

1740  Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1747  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer   

1747  On October - 08 birth of jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)   

1748  Franz Seydelmann, composer was born on October - 08.   

1765  On this day in history birth of harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831)   

1789  John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874) was born on October - 08.   

1789  On October - 08 birth of william John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. 1855)   

1790  On October - 08 birth of waldemar Thrane, composer   

1802  Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

1813  Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  On October - 08 birth of john Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy)   

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

1826  On this day in history birth of matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1828  Francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic was born on this day in history.   

1831  On October - 08 birth of michal Jelski, composer   

1834  On this day in history birth of walter Kittredge, American musician (d. 1905)   

1837  On October - 08 birth of otto Winter-Hjelm, composer   

1838  On this day in history birth of john Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905   

1850  On October - 08 birth of henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936)   

1855  On October - 08 birth of gustav Ehrismann, German germanist   

1860  On October - 08 birth of felix Woyrsch, composer   

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 October - 08.   

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

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on this day in history.   

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  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 October - 08 janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on this day in history.