Famous Birthdays In April - 08

1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.  

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.  

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

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.  

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1655  On April - 08 birth of louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)  

1692  On April - 08 birth of giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)  

1695  On this day in history birth of johann C Gunther, writer  

1697  Pierre Prowo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1708  On this day in history birth of georg Zarth, composer  

1726  On this day in history birth of lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)  

1731  William Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

1732  David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

1741  On April - 08 birth of jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai)  

1756  Joseph Gehot, composer was born on April - 08.  

1775  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover was born on April - 08.  

1776  On this day in history birth of thaddaus Weigl, composer  

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

1798  Dionysios Solomos, poet was born on April - 08.  

1816  On April - 08 birth of frederick William Burton, painter  

1818  Christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906) was born on this day in history.  

1826  Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.  

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

1828  On this day in history birth of george Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1831  Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet was born on April - 08.  

1832  On April - 08 birth of alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal  

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  William Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins) was born on this day in history.  

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0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.  

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.  

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

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44  

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)  

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies  

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.