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  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 08 birth of andré Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802)   

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

1748  On March - 08 birth of william V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic   

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

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 this day in history.   

1787  Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on March - 08.   

1799  Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 was born on this day in history.   

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

1822  Ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.   

1825  George William Martin, composer was born on March - 08.   

1827  Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875) was born on March - 08.   

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

1836  On March - 08 birth of matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army)   

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 March - 08.   

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

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 March - 08 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  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on this day in history.   

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  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55