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 March - 08 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 this day in history birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)  

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

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  Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.  

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

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1712  On March - 08 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  On this day in history birth of richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799)  

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born on March - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history birth of william V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic  

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

1814  Ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.  

1822  Ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882) was born on March - 08.  

1825  George William Martin, composer was born on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875)  

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  James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on March - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1847  Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente) was born on March - 08.  

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

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0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)  

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

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.  

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)  

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