Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
0705 Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on October - 08.
0976 Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on October - 08.
1094 Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1604 On October - 08 janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58
1606 On October - 08 jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies
1613 Sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1621 On October - 08 death of antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist
1647 On October - 08 death of christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)
1651 On October - 08 isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55
1652 On October - 08 death of john Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602)
1656 On October - 08 johann Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71
1659 On October - 08 death of jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary
1680 Elisabeth, abbess, dies at 61 on October - 08.
1683 Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer, dies at 76 on October - 08.
1686 Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55 on this day in history.
1722 On this day in history 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 October - 08.
1754 On October - 08 henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47
1771 John E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76 on October - 08.
1772 On this day in history 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 Death of Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. 1725) on this day in history.
1803 On this day in history vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54
1809 On October - 08 death of james Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)
1834 On this day in history francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer, dies at 58
1842 On October - 08 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68
1847 On this day in history death of rose Scott, Social Reformer
1862 On this day in history james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39
1864 Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34 on this day in history.
1865 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51 on October - 08.
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