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 March - 08.  

1293  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)  

1514  On this day in history birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)  

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer  

1659  Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on March - 08.  

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

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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 March - 08.  

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 March - 08.  

1748  William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic was born on March - 08.  

1778  On March - 08 birth of friedrich August Kanne, composer  

1783  On this day in history birth of gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer  

1783  On March - 08 birth of hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)  

1787  On this day in history 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  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 March - 08.  

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

1830  On this day in history 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 March - 08.  

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 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  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  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty Kadłubek, 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  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55