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  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

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

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

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies   

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)   

1629  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On April - 08 pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76   

1794  Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

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

1857  On this day in history death of mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827)   

1858  Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1861  On April - 08 elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50   

1863  Joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1865  John Park, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on this day in history.   

1890  On April - 08 junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

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

1897  On April - 08 george Garrett, composer, dies at 62   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

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

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

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