Historical Events In April - 08

0217  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.   

0956  Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy.   

1093  The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin   

1139  Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated   

1143  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   

1195  Alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor   

1271  In Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.   

1341  Francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome.   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44.   

1378  Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI.   

1455  Alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, are discovered Florida   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies.   

1498  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1500  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.   

1513  Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies   

1578  William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation.   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1614  El Greco, Spanish painter is born.   

1629  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter.   

1642  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral.   

1655  Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden).   

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)   

1695  Johann C Gunther, writer   

1697  Pierre Prowo, composer   

1708  Georg Zarth, composer   

1716  Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia and marries Czar Peter the Great's niece.   

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1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  On April - 08 birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

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

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

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.   

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

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