Famous Deaths 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  On October - 08 death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice   

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

1606  On October - 08 jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies   

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

1621  On this day in history death of antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist   

1647  Death of Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562) on this day in history.   

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

1652  Death of John Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602) on this day in history.   

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

1659  Death of Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary on October - 08.   

1680  Elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1686  On this day in history adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55   

1722  On October - 08 gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral, dies at 80   

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

1735  Death of Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678) on this day in history.   

1754  Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

1772  Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60 on October - 08.   

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

1795  Death of Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725) on October - 08.   

1803  On this day in history vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54   

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

1834  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

1847  On October - 08 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 October - 08 thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34   

1865  Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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1515  On this day in history birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on October - 08.   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history 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 October - 08 birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer   

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