Famous Birthdays In March - 08

1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.  

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on this day in history.  

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.  

1495  On March - 08 birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)  

1514  On March - 08 birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)  

1560  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.  

1659  On March - 08 birth of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)  

1700  On March - 08 birth of anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782)  

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1712  John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.  

1714  On this day in history birth of carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach  

1726  On this day in history birth of richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799)  

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born on March - 08.  

1746  André Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802) was born on this day in history.  

1748  On March - 08 birth of willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau  

1748  William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic was born on this day in history.  

1778  Friedrich August Kanne, composer was born on March - 08.  

1783  On March - 08 birth of gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer  

1783  Hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819) was born on this day in history.  

1787  On March - 08 birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery  

1799  On March - 08 birth of simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889  

1814  On this day in history birth of ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878)  

1822  Ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.  

1825  On March - 08 birth of george William Martin, composer  

1827  On March - 08 birth of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875)  

1830  On this day in history birth of joão de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896)  

1836  On this day in history birth of matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army)  

1839  James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on March - 08.  

1840  On March - 08 birth of franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor  

1841  On this day in history birth of oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)  

1843  On this day in history birth of per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer  

1847  On this day in history birth of karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente)  

1853  On this day in history birth of edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina)  

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0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.  

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)  

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway  

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.  

1403  On March - 08 bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42  

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1550  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55