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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

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

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter  

1641  Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704) was born on April - 08.  

1642  On April - 08 birth of gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral  

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1655  Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 08 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  On April - 08 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  Joseph Gehot, composer was born on this day in history.  

1775  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover was born on this day in history.  

1776  Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1798  Dionysios Solomos, poet was born on April - 08.  

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  On April - 08 birth of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890)  

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 April - 08.  

1832  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on April - 08.  

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  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 this day in history.  

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.  

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.  

1364  On this day in history 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  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies  

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

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