Famous Deaths In October - 08

0705  On October - 08 abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

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

1094  On this day in history 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 October - 08.   

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

1613  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1651  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1652  Death of John Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602) on October - 08.   

1656  On October - 08 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 October - 08.   

1683  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1686  Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

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

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

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  John E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76 on October - 08.   

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

1793  John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56 on October - 08.   

1795  On October - 08 death of andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725)   

1803  Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54 on October - 08.   

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

1834  On October - 08 francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58   

1842  Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history 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  Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34 on October - 08.   

1865  On this day in history heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51   

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

1585  On October - 08 birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

1619  On this day in history birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)   

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

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on October - 08.   

1690  On October - 08 birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  On this day in history birth of antonio Palella, composer   

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