Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On April - 08 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  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 April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

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

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

1586  Death of Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) on April - 08.   

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

1759  On this day in history francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76   

1778  On April - 08 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  Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

1858  On April - 08 anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76   

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 April - 08.   

1870  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter