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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.  

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

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704)  

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

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

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

1695  Johann C Gunther, writer was born on April - 08.  

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

1708  Georg Zarth, composer was born on this day in history.  

1726  Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

1731  On April - 08 birth of william Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence)  

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

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 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 April - 08 birth of dionysios Solomos, poet  

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

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

1826  On April - 08 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 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 this day in history.  

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

1842  Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933) was born on April - 08.  

1843  Asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer was born on this day in history.  

1850  William Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins) was born on this day in history.  

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0217  On April - 08 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 this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident  

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

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

1492  On this day in history 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  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies