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 March - 08.  

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on March - 08.  

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.  

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

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.  

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

1778  Friedrich August Kanne, composer was born on March - 08.  

1783  On March - 08 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  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  On March - 08 birth of ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882)  

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

1827  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)  

1840  On this day in history birth of franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor  

1841  On this day in history birth of oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)  

1843  On March - 08 birth of per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer  

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

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 March - 08.  

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.  

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway  

1223  Death of Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on this day in history.  

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42  

1466  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64  

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