Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217) on October - 08.   

1317  On October - 08 death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

1606  On this day in history jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies   

1613  On this day in history sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, lexicographer, dies at 74   

1621  On October - 08 death of antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist   

1647  Death of Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562) on October - 08.   

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

1652  On this day in history 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  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  On October - 08 adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55   

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

1728  On October - 08 anne Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 47   

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 October - 08.   

1771  On October - 08 john E Loovens, lawyer, dies at 76   

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 this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history 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  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 October - 08 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

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

1862  On this day in history james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

1864  On this day in history thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, US Union-brig-general, dies at about 34   

1865  Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51 on October - 08.   

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

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1619  On October - 08 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  On this day in history birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

1690  On this day in history birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

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

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