Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

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

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

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

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

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

1642  On this day in history birth of gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral   

1655  On this day in history birth of louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)   

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  On April - 08 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  David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796) was born on April - 08.   

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

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 April - 08.   

1776  On this day in history birth of thaddaus Weigl, composer   

1783  John Claudius, London England, horticulturist was born on this day in history.   

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

1816  Frederick William Burton, painter was born on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

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  Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet was born on April - 08.   

1832  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on April - 08.   

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

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

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 April - 08.   

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

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

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

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 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