Famous Birthdays In March - 08

1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.  

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)  

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.  

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.  

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.  

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.  

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on this day in history.  

1659  Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.  

1700  Anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782) was born on March - 08.  

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1712  John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on March - 08.  

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

1726  Richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born on this day in history.  

1746  On March - 08 birth of andré Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802)  

1748  On this day in history birth of willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau  

1748  William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic was born on March - 08.  

1778  On this day in history birth of friedrich August Kanne, composer  

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

1783  On this day in history birth of hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)  

1787  On this day in history 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 March - 08 birth of ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878)  

1822  On March - 08 birth of ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882)  

1825  On this day in history birth of george William Martin, composer  

1827  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1840  Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born on March - 08.  

1841  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32) was born on March - 08.  

1843  On March - 08 birth of per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer  

1847  Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente) was born on this day in history.  

1853  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina) was born on this day in history.  

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0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.  

1144  On March - 08 celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

1223  On March - 08 death of wincenty Kadłubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)  

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.