Famous Deaths Happened In October - 08

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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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on October - 08.   

1585  On October - 08 birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

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  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.