Famous Birthdays In March - 08

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

1286  On this day in history birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)  

1293  On March - 08 birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)  

1495  On March - 08 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 March - 08.  

1714  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach was born on March - 08.  

1726  Richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799) was born on March - 08.  

1743  On this day in history birth of bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer  

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

1748  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau was born on March - 08.  

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  Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer was born on March - 08.  

1783  Hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819) was born on March - 08.  

1787  On this day in history birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery  

1799  Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 was born on March - 08.  

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

1822  On this day in history birth of ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882)  

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

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

1830  João de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896) was born on March - 08.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 March - 08.  

1847  On March - 08 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  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies  

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  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

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

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 March - 08.  

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