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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on March - 08.  

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

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.  

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

1659  On this day in history birth of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)  

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 this day in history.  

1714  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach was born on this day in history.  

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

1743  On March - 08 birth of bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer  

1746  On this day in history birth of andré Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802)  

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 March - 08.  

1778  Friedrich August Kanne, composer was born on this day in history.  

1783  On this day in history birth of gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer  

1783  On March - 08 birth of hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)  

1787  Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on this day in history.  

1799  Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 was born on this day in history.  

1814  On March - 08 birth of ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878)  

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

1825  George William Martin, composer was born on March - 08.  

1827  Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875) was born on March - 08.  

1830  On March - 08 birth of joão de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896)  

1836  Matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on March - 08.  

1839  On March - 08 birth of james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)  

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

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

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

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

1853  On March - 08 birth of edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina)  

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0883  On this day in history albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies  

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  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway  

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on this day in history.  

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.