Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

1631  On April - 08 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   

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  Johann C Gunther, writer was born on this day in history.   

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 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  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  Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on April - 08.   

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

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

1816  Frederick William Burton, painter was born on April - 08.   

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

1826  On April - 08 birth of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890)   

1827  On this day in history 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  Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.   

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

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.