Historical Events In April - 08

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

0217  Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1271  On April - 08 in Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.  

1341  On this day in history francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome  

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

1378  Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI on April - 08.  

1455  Alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III on April - 08.  

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 April - 08.  

1498  On this day in history charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

1500  On April - 08 battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza  

1513  On April - 08 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 April - 08.  

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

1578  On this day in history william Harvey of England discovers blood circulation  

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet on this day in history.  

1605  On April - 08 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

1614  The birth of El Greco, Spanish painter on this day in history.  

1629  On this day in history willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50  

1631  On April - 08 cornelis de Heem, painter  

1642  On this day in history gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral  

1655  Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) on this day in history.  

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

1695  On this day in history johann C Gunther, writer  

1697  On April - 08 pierre Prowo, composer  

1708  Georg Zarth, composer on this day in history.  

1716  Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia & marries Czar Peter the Great's niece on this day in history.  

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)  

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.  

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

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.  

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  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter  

0217  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.  

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies  

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies