Famous Deaths In October - 08

0705  On this day in history abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  On this day in history death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

1094  On October - 08 death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice   

1253  On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  On this day in history 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 October - 08 sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74   

1621  Death of Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history death of christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)   

1651  On this day in history isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55   

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

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

1659  Death of Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary on this day in history.   

1680  On October - 08 elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61   

1683  On October - 08 philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76   

1686  Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55 on October - 08.   

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

1728  On this day in history anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47   

1735  On this day in history death of yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)   

1754  On October - 08 henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47   

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 October - 08 vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54   

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

1834  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

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

1847  Death of Rose Scott, Social Reformer on October - 08.   

1862  On October - 08 james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

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  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on October - 08.   

1621  On this day in history birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

1676  On October - 08 birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on October - 08.   

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

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on October - 08.