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

0956  On this day in history gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

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 April - 08.  

1149  Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum on April - 08.  

1195  On April - 08 alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor  

1271  In Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers on April - 08.  

1341  On April - 08 francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1513  Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain on April - 08.  

1533  On April - 08 claudio Merulo, organist/composer  

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

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

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet on April - 08.  

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  Cornelis de Heem, painter on this day in history.  

1642  On this day in history gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral  

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

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) on this day in history.  

1695  On this day in history johann C Gunther, writer  

1697  On this day in history pierre Prowo, composer  

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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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.  

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  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter  

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

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 April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

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