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 this day in history.  

1143  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 April - 08.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1759  Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on April - 08.  

1778  On this day in history pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76  

1794  On this day in history marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies  

1844  On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72  

1848  Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1851  John Parry, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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  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 April - 08 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  On April - 08 charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68  

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

1890  Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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 April - 08 birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida  

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1541  On this day in history 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.