Famous Deaths In April - 08

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.  

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

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 this day in history.  

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.  

1492  On April - 08 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 this day in history death of martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522)  

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

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

1697  On this day in history death of niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629)  

1704  On April - 08 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  Pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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  On April - 08 ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72  

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

1851  On this day in history john Parry, composer, dies at 75  

1853  Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on April - 08.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

1889  On April - 08 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 April - 08 bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55  

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

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.  

1460  On April - 08 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 this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.  

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 April - 08.