Historical Events In April - 08
Monday, 18 March 2024
0217 Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus on April - 08.
0217 On April - 08 caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29
0956 Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.
1093 The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin on April - 08.
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 On this day in history alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor
1271 On April - 08 in Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.
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 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 On April - 08 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 this day in history.
1500 Battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza on April - 08.
1513 On this day in history the spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovers Florida in what is now the USA
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain on April - 08.
1533 On April - 08 claudio Merulo, organist/composer
1537 On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
1578 On this day in history william Harvey of England discovers blood circulation
1582 Phienas Fletcher, poet on April - 08.
1605 On this day in history louis de Vadder, Flemish painter
1614 On this day in history the birth of El Greco, Spanish painter
1629 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on April - 08.
1631 Cornelis de Heem, painter on April - 08.
1642 On this day in history gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral
1655 Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) on this day in history.
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 Georg Zarth, composer on this day in history.
1716 On April - 08 duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia & marries Czar Peter the Great's niece
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