Famous Birthdays In March - 08

1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.   

1286  On this day in history birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on this day in history.   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

1495  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer   

1659  Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

1700  Anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782) was born on March - 08.   

1712  John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on March - 08.   

1714  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach was born on this day in history.   

1726  Richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1746  André Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau was born on March - 08.   

1748  On March - 08 birth of william V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic   

1778  On this day in history birth of friedrich August Kanne, composer   

1783  Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer was born on this day in history.   

1783  Hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819) was born on this day in history.   

1787  Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history birth of simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889   

1814  Ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.   

1822  Ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882) was born on March - 08.   

1825  On March - 08 birth of george William Martin, composer   

1827  Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875) was born on March - 08.   

1830  On March - 08 birth of joão de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896)   

1836  On this day in history birth of matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1839  James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on March - 08.   

1840  On this day in history birth of franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor   

1841  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32) was born on March - 08.   

1843  Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer was born on this day in history.   

1847  Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente) was born on March - 08.   

1853  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina) was born on this day in history.   

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0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.   

1403  On March - 08 bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  On March - 08 francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1550  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55