Famous Birthdays In March - 08

1075  On March - 08 birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.  

1293  On March - 08 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 this day in history.  

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 March - 08.  

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

1700  On this day in history birth of anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782)  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 March - 08 birth of friedrich August Kanne, composer  

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

1783  On this day in history 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 March - 08.  

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 March - 08.  

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

1827  Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 March - 08.  

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 March - 08.  

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

1847  On March - 08 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  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  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway  

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, 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 March - 08.  

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