Famous Birthdays In March - 08

1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.  

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)  

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.  

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

1495  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)  

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  On this day in history 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 March - 08.  

1712  On March - 08 birth of john Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780)  

1714  On March - 08 birth of carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach  

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 March - 08.  

1748  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1783  Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer was born on March - 08.  

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

1814  Ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878) was born on March - 08.  

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  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  On March - 08 birth of matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army)  

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

1840  Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born on this day in history.  

1841  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32) was born on this day in history.  

1843  Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer was born on March - 08.  

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

1853  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina) was born on March - 08.  

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

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 this day in history death of sverre of Norway  

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

1403  On this day in history 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  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.