Historical Events In April - 08

0217  On April - 08 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 April - 08.  

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

1093  On this day in history the new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin.  

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

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident  

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

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  On this day in history francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome  

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

1378  On April - 08 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  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies  

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

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  On this day in history explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain  

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

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies  

1578  William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation on April - 08.  

1582  On this day in history phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter on this day in history.  

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  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral on April - 08.  

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

1692  On April - 08 giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)  

1695  Johann C Gunther, writer on this day in history.  

1697  On April - 08 pierre Prowo, composer  

1708  Georg Zarth, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.  

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 this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter  

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

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

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

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 this day in history 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