Famous Deaths In April - 08

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

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident  

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)  

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

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  Death of John Foxe, English writer (b. 1516) on April - 08.  

1629  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on April - 08.  

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  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  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  On April - 08 marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies  

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  On April - 08 john Parry, composer, dies at 75  

1853  Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1857  On this day in history death of mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827)  

1858  On April - 08 anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76  

1861  Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1863  Joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70 on April - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1890  Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76 on April - 08.  

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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

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1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)  

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

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer  

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.  

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

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