Famous Birthdays In April - 08

1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

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

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  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 April - 08.   

1697  Pierre Prowo, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  Georg Zarth, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 08.   

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

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  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1842  Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933) was born on April - 08.   

1843  On April - 08 birth of asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer   

1850  William Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins) was born on this day in history.   

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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  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

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

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

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

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