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

1495  On this day in history birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)  

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

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.  

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

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer  

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

1700  Anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.  

1712  On this day in history birth of john Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780)  

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 March - 08.  

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

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

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

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

1830  João de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

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

1841  On March - 08 birth of oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)  

1843  Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer was born on this day in history.  

1847  On March - 08 birth of karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente)  

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

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0883  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies  

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.  

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

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway  

1223  Death of Wincenty Kadłubek, 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  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64  

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.