Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

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  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 April - 08.   

1708  On April - 08 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of joseph Gehot, composer   

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

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

1783  On April - 08 birth of john Claudius, London England, horticulturist   

1798  On April - 08 birth of dionysios Solomos, poet   

1816  On this day in history birth of frederick William Burton, painter   

1818  On this day in history birth of christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906)   

1826  On this day in history birth of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890)   

1827  Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.   

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

1842  On April - 08 birth of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)   

1843  On this day in history birth of asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer   

1850  William Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins) was born on April - 08.   

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

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

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 April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies