Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

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

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

1605  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 April - 08 birth of pierre Prowo, composer   

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

1726  Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence) was born on April - 08.   

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

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

1775  On this day in history birth of adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover   

1776  Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on April - 08.   

1783  John Claudius, London England, horticulturist was born on this day in history.   

1798  On April - 08 birth of dionysios Solomos, poet   

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

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  Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898) was born on April - 08.   

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

1831  On April - 08 birth of allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet   

1832  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)   

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

1850  On this day in history birth of william Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins)   

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0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1364  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.