Famous Birthdays 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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.  

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

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  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  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral was born on April - 08.  

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1655  On April - 08 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 this day in history.  

1697  On April - 08 birth of pierre Prowo, composer  

1708  On April - 08 birth of georg Zarth, composer  

1726  On April - 08 birth of lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)  

1731  William Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence) was born on April - 08.  

1732  On this day in history 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  On April - 08 birth of joseph Gehot, composer  

1775  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover was born on April - 08.  

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

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

1798  On this day in history 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  Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.  

1827  On April - 08 birth of ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898)  

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

1850  William Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins) was born on this day in history.  

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

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.  

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 April - 08 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  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.  

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies