Famous Birthdays In April - 08

1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)  

1460  On April - 08 birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida  

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer  

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.  

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.  

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.  

1641  Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

1642  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral was born on April - 08.  

1655  Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) was born on this day in history.  

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born on this day in history.  

1695  On April - 08 birth of johann C Gunther, writer  

1697  On April - 08 birth of pierre Prowo, composer  

1708  On April - 08 birth of georg Zarth, composer  

1726  On April - 08 birth of lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)  

1731  William Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence) was born on April - 08.  

1732  On April - 08 birth of david Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796)  

1741  On this day in history birth of jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai)  

1756  Joseph Gehot, composer was born on this day in history.  

1775  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover was born on this day in history.  

1776  Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on this day in history.  

1783  John Claudius, London England, horticulturist was born on April - 08.  

1798  On this day in history birth of dionysios Solomos, poet  

1816  Frederick William Burton, painter was born on this day in history.  

1818  On April - 08 birth of christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906)  

1826  On this day in history birth of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890)  

1827  On this day in history birth of ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898)  

1828  On April - 08 birth of george Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1831  On this day in history birth of allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet  

1832  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on April - 08.  

1842  On April - 08 birth of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)  

1843  Asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer was born on April - 08.  

1850  On April - 08 birth of william Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins)  

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0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29  

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.  

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident  

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44  

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)  

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.  

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.