Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.   

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

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies   

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

1587  On April - 08 death of john Foxe, English writer (b. 1516)   

1629  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

1704  On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)   

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 April - 08.   

1736  On this day in history pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63   

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

1778  On April - 08 pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76   

1794  On this day in history marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies   

1844  Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 on April - 08.   

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  On April - 08 death of mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827)   

1858  On April - 08 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  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68   

1889  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on this day in history.   

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

1894  On April - 08 bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55   

1897  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter