Famous Deaths In April - 08

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.  

0956  On this day in history 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  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44  

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)  

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.  

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.  

1586  Death of Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522) on April - 08.  

1587  Death of John Foxe, English writer (b. 1516) on this day in history.  

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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 April - 08.  

1704  On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)  

1725  On April - 08 death of john Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652)  

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

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  Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on this day in history.  

1844  Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 on April - 08.  

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

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

1858  On this day in history anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76  

1861  Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on April - 08.  

1863  On this day in history joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70  

1865  John Park, composer, dies at 61 on April - 08.  

1870  On this day in history charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68  

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  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 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 April - 08.  

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.  

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

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.