Famous Birthdays 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 April - 08.  

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.  

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.  

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  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter  

1641  On this day in history birth of henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704)  

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

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1655  Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) was born on April - 08.  

1692  On April - 08 birth of giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)  

1695  Johann C Gunther, writer was born on this day in history.  

1697  Pierre Prowo, composer was born on April - 08.  

1708  On April - 08 birth of georg Zarth, composer  

1726  Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence) was born on April - 08.  

1731  William Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

1732  On April - 08 birth of david Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796)  

1741  Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai) was born on this day in history.  

1756  Joseph Gehot, composer was born on April - 08.  

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 April - 08.  

1783  On this day in history birth of john Claudius, London England, horticulturist  

1798  Dionysios Solomos, poet was born on this day in history.  

1816  On April - 08 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 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 April - 08 birth of allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet  

1832  On this day in history birth of alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal  

1842  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)  

1843  On April - 08 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  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.  

0956  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.  

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.  

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.  

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