Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
0217 On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 

0956 Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history. 

1143 On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident 

1364 On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 

1461 Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08. 

1492 On this day in history lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies 

1498 On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 

1537 Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history. 

1586 Death of Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522) on this day in history. 

1587 Death of John Foxe, English writer (b. 1516) on this day in history. 

1629 On this day in history willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 

1697 On this day in history death of niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) 

1704 Death of Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) on April - 08. 

1725 On this day in history death of john Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652) 

1735 Death of Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (b. March 27, 1676) on this day in history. 

1736 On April - 08 pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63 

1759 Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on April - 08. 

1778 Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76 on April - 08. 

1794 Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on April - 08. 

1844 On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 

1848 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 on April - 08. 

1851 John Parry, composer, dies at 75 on April - 08. 

1853 Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on April - 08. 

1857 Death of Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827) on April - 08. 

1858 On this day in history anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76 

1861 On this day in history elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 

1863 On April - 08 joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70 

1865 On April - 08 john Park, composer, dies at 61 

1870 On this day in history charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68 

1871 On April - 08 charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68 

1889 On April - 08 henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies 

1890 Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76 on this day in history. 

1894 On this day in history bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 

1897 On this day in history george Garrett, composer, dies at 62 

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