Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08
Thursday, 10 July 2025
0217 Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.
0956 Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.
1143 On April - 08 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 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1537 On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
1586 Death of Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522) on April - 08.
1587 Death of John Foxe, English writer (b. 1516) on April - 08.
1629 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1697 On April - 08 death of niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629)
1704 On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)
1725 Death of John Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652) on April - 08.
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 this day in history pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63
1759 On April - 08 francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76
1778 On April - 08 pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76
1794 Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1853 Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on this day in history.
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 Joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1865 John Park, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1870 On April - 08 charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68
1871 Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68 on April - 08.
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 April - 08.
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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