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  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  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  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

1537  On April - 08 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 April - 08 willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50  

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 April - 08.  

1736  On this day in history pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63  

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 April - 08.  

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 April - 08 john Parry, composer, dies at 75  

1853  On this day in history jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73  

1857  Death of Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827) on April - 08.  

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  On April - 08 joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70  

1865  On April - 08 john Park, composer, dies at 61  

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

1871  On this day in history charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68  

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

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

1894  On this day in history bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55  

1897  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on April - 08.  

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)  

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.  

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 April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

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

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.