Famous Deaths Happened 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 April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.   

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies   

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  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1697  Death of Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) on April - 08.   

1704  Death of Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) on this day in history.   

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

1735  Death of Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (b. March 27, 1676) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1794  Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on this day in history.   

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

1853  Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50   

1863  Joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70 on April - 08.   

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

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

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

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on April - 08.   

1897  On this day in history george Garrett, composer, dies at 62   

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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 this day in history.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

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