Historical Events In April - 08
Sunday, 01 October 2023
0217 Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus on April - 08.
0217 Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.
0956 On this day in history gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
1093 The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin on this day in history.
1139 Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated on April - 08.
1143 John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.
1149 Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum on April - 08.
1195 Alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor on this day in history.
1271 On this day in history in Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.
1341 Francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome on April - 08.
1364 Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.
1378 On this day in history bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI
1455 On April - 08 alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III
1460 Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida on April - 08.
1492 Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.
1498 On April - 08 charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27
1500 On this day in history battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza
1513 The spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovers Florida in what is now the USA on April - 08.
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain on April - 08.
1533 Claudio Merulo, organist/composer on this day in history.
1537 Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.
1578 William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation on this day in history.
1582 Phienas Fletcher, poet on April - 08.
1605 Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter on April - 08.
1614 The birth of El Greco, Spanish painter on this day in history.
1629 On April - 08 willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50
1631 Cornelis de Heem, painter on April - 08.
1642 On April - 08 gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral
1655 On this day in history louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)
1692 On this day in history giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)
1695 Johann C Gunther, writer on April - 08.
1697 Pierre Prowo, composer on this day in history.
1708 On April - 08 georg Zarth, composer
1716 On this day in history duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia & marries Czar Peter the Great's niece
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