Famous Deaths In April - 08

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 April - 08.  

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

1364  On this day in history 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  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 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 April - 08.  

1587  On this day in history death of john Foxe, English writer (b. 1516)  

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

1697  On April - 08 death of niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629)  

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

1725  Death of John Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1848  On this day in history domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50  

1851  On April - 08 john Parry, composer, dies at 75  

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

1857  Death of Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827) on this day in history.  

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

1861  Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on April - 08.  

1863  On this day in history joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70  

1865  On this day in history john Park, composer, dies at 61  

1870  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on April - 08.  

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

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

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida  

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

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

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