Famous Birthdays In April - 08
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 April - 08.
1533 Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.
1541 Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.
1582 Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.
1605 Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.
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
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 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 this day in history birth of lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)
1731 On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.
1776 Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on this day in history.
1783 On this day in history birth of john Claudius, London England, horticulturist
1798 On this day in history birth of dionysios Solomos, poet
1816 On this day in history birth of frederick William Burton, painter
1818 On April - 08 birth of christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906)
1826 Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890) was born on April - 08.
1827 On April - 08 birth of ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898)
1828 George Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on April - 08.
1831 Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet was born on this day in history.
1832 On April - 08 birth of alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal
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 On April - 08 birth of william Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins)