Famous Birthdays In April - 08

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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

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

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.  

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

1642  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral was born on April - 08.  

1655  On April - 08 birth of louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)  

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born on April - 08.  

1695  On April - 08 birth of johann C Gunther, writer  

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  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 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  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  Christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906) was born on this day in history.  

1826  Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history birth of ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898)  

1828  On this day in history birth of george Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1831  On this day in history birth of allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet  

1832  On April - 08 birth of alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal  

1842  On April - 08 birth of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)  

1843  Asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer was born on this day in history.  

1850  On April - 08 birth of william Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins)  

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

0956  On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

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  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.  

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