Historical Events In April - 08

0217  Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus on April - 08.  

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

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

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

1139  Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated on April - 08.  

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

1149  On April - 08 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  On this day in history in Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.  

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

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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  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.  

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  The spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovers Florida in what is now the USA on April - 08.  

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

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  On this day in history phienas Fletcher, poet  

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

1614  On April - 08 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 this day in history.  

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  Johann C Gunther, writer on April - 08.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.  

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

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

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.  

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 this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.  

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 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  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.