Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 08.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1697  Death of Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) on April - 08.   

1704  Death of Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) on this day in history.   

1725  On April - 08 death of john Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652)   

1735  On this day in history death of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (b. March 27, 1676)   

1736  Pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63 on April - 08.   

1759  On April - 08 francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76   

1778  Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1844  On April - 08 ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72   

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

1851  On this day in history john Parry, composer, dies at 75   

1853  On April - 08 jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73   

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

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

1861  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1870  On April - 08 charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68   

1871  On April - 08 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  On this day in history junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

1894  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

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

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.   

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  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.