Famous Deaths In April - 08

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 this day in history.  

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.  

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  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  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.  

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  On April - 08 willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50  

1697  Death of Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) on this day in history.  

1704  On April - 08 death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)  

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

1735  On April - 08 death of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (b. March 27, 1676)  

1736  On April - 08 pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63  

1759  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50  

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 April - 08.  

1857  On April - 08 death of mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1870  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68 on April - 08.  

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 April - 08.  

1890  On this day in history junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76  

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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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