Famous Deaths 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  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.  

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  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.  

1586  On April - 08 death of martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522)  

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 April - 08.  

1858  Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76 on April - 08.  

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

1863  On this day in history 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 April - 08.  

1871  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history 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  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.