Famous Deaths In March - 08

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.  

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.  

1223  On March - 08 death of wincenty Kadłubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)  

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42  

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.  

1550  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55  

1638  Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73 on this day in history.  

1640  Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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1641  Death of Xu Xiake, Chinese adventurer (b. 1587) on this day in history.  

1661  On March - 08 jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal/premier of France, dies at 58  

1674  Death of Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny, French writer (b. 1597) on March - 08.  

1702  On this day in history death of john de Baen, portrait painter/etcher, buried at 69  

1709  On this day in history william Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62  

1716  Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1720  Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1724  On this day in history enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81  

1728  Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia), dies at 64 on March - 08.  

1731  On this day in history death of ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)  

1734  Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer, dies at 33 on March - 08.  

1754  Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies on March - 08.  

1757  Death of Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (b. 1701) on this day in history.  

1771  On March - 08 death of louis August le Clerc, French-born sculptor (b. 1688)  

1819  Death of Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. 1739) on this day in history.  

1828  Johann Anton Sulzer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1844  On March - 08 death of charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)  

1855  Death of William Poole, Infamous member of New York City's Bowery Boys gang (b. 1821) on this day in history.  

1862  Adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1869  Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1874  On March - 08 millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74  

1887  On March - 08 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

1889  On March - 08 jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85  

1901  Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.  

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)  

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on this day in history.  

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.  

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.  

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.  

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer