Famous Deaths In February - 08
Friday, 26 July 2024
1124 Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on this day in history.
1245 Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies on this day in history.
1250 On this day in history death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)
1265 On this day in history death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)
1296 Death of King Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257) on this day in history.
1303 Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on this day in history.
1513 On February - 08 alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies
1529 On this day in history death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)
1587 On this day in history death of mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18]
1599 On this day in history death of robert Rollock, Scottish educator
1611 Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies on February - 08.
1623 On February - 08 death of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546)
1650 John Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74 on February - 08.
1676 On this day in history aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46
1686 On this day in history death of francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered
1691 Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on February - 08.
1709 Giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50 on February - 08.
1725 On February - 08 peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
1740 On February - 08 clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87
1749 On February - 08 jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
1750 On February - 08 death of aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)
1768 Death of George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695) on February - 08.
1771 On February - 08 augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies
1797 Johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1801 On February - 08 johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43
1821 Paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71
1849 On February - 08 france Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48
1856 Death of Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773) on February - 08.
1874 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on February - 08.
1878 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1884 Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 on February - 08.
1907 Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52 on February - 08.
1909 On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80
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