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

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

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  On April - 08 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 April - 08 birth of henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704)  

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

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

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born on April - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1726  On April - 08 birth of lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1776  Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on this day in history.  

1783  John Claudius, London England, horticulturist was born on April - 08.  

1798  On April - 08 birth of dionysios Solomos, poet  

1816  On April - 08 birth of frederick William Burton, painter  

1818  Christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906) was born on April - 08.  

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 April - 08.  

1828  On April - 08 birth of george Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1831  Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet was born on April - 08.  

1832  On this day in history 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 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 April - 08.  

0956  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.  

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies