Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

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

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 this day in history 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  Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral   

1655  On this day in history birth of louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)   

1692  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1756  Joseph Gehot, composer was born on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history 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  Dionysios Solomos, poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1818  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1828  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

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0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

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 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  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

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 April - 08.