Famous Birthdays In April - 08

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

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

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

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

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

1641  On April - 08 birth of henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704)   

1642  On April - 08 birth of gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral   

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

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born on April - 08.   

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

1697  On this day in history birth of pierre Prowo, composer   

1708  On April - 08 birth of georg Zarth, composer   

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 this day in history birth of david Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796)   

1741  Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai) was born on April - 08.   

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

1775  On April - 08 birth of adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover   

1776  On April - 08 birth of thaddaus Weigl, composer   

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

1798  Dionysios Solomos, poet was born on this day in history.   

1816  Frederick William Burton, painter was born on April - 08.   

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

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  George Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

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