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  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 this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies  

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

1725  On this day in history 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  On this day in history pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63  

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

1778  On this day in history pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76  

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 April - 08 john Parry, composer, dies at 75  

1853  On April - 08 jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 April - 08.  

1889  On this day in history henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies  

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

1894  On this day in history 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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.  

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.  

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.  

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

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.