Historical Events In April - 08

0217  On this day in history roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.  

0217  Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.  

0956  Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.  

1093  On April - 08 the new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin.  

1139  On April - 08 roger II of Sicily is excommunicated.  

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident  

1149  On this day in history pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.  

1195  Alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor on April - 08.  

1271  In Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers on this day in history.  

1341  Francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome on this day in history.  

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

1378  Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI on this day in history.  

1455  On this day in history alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III  

1460  On this day in history ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida  

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.  

1498  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.  

1500  Battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza on this day in history.  

1513  On this day in history the spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovers Florida in what is now the USA  

1513  On April - 08 explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain  

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer on this day in history.  

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.  

1578  William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation on this day in history.  

1582  On this day in history phienas Fletcher, poet  

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

1614  The birth of El Greco, Spanish painter on April - 08.  

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

1631  On April - 08 cornelis de Heem, painter  

1642  On April - 08 gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral  

1655  On April - 08 louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)  

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) on April - 08.  

1695  On April - 08 johann C Gunther, writer  

1697  On April - 08 pierre Prowo, composer  

1708  On April - 08 georg Zarth, composer  

1716  Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia & marries Czar Peter the Great's niece on April - 08.  

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

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.  

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer  

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

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

1605  On April - 08 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 April - 08.  

0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29  

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.  

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.  

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44  

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies  

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.  

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.