Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history.   

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

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

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

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

1641  Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)   

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

1697  On this day in history birth of pierre Prowo, composer   

1708  Georg Zarth, composer was born on April - 08.   

1726  Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1798  On April - 08 birth of dionysios Solomos, poet   

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

1827  Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.   

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

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0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

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

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  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 April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies