Famous Deaths In October - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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