Famous Birthdays In April - 08
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
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 April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer
1541 On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)
1582 Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.
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 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 Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) was born on this day in history.
1692 Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born on this day in history.
1695 On this day in history birth of johann C Gunther, writer
1697 On this day in history birth of pierre Prowo, composer
1708 Georg Zarth, composer was born on this day in history.
1726 On April - 08 birth of lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)
1731 On April - 08 birth of william Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence)
1732 David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796) was born on April - 08.
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 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 this day in history.
1798 On April - 08 birth of dionysios Solomos, poet
1816 On April - 08 birth of frederick William Burton, painter
1818 Christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906) was born on April - 08.
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 George Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on April - 08.
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 this day in history.
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.