Historical Events In April - 08

1726  Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence) on April - 08.  

1730  On April - 08 1st Jewish congregation in US forms synagogue, "Shearith Israel, NYC"  

1731  On April - 08 william Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence)  

1736  On April - 08 pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63  

1741  On April - 08 jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai)  

1756  Joseph Gehot, composer on April - 08.  

1759  On April - 08 british troops chase French out of Masulipatam India  

1759  On this day in history francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76  

1766  On April - 08 1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley & chain  

1767  On April - 08 ayutthaya kingdom falls to Burmese invaders.  

1775  On April - 08 adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover  

1776  Thaddaus Weigl, composer on this day in history.  

1778  On April - 08 oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$"  

1778  Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1781  Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379 on this day in history.  

1783  On April - 08 catharina II of Russia annexes the Krim  

1783  John Claudius, London England, horticulturist on this day in history.  

1789  House of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker on April - 08.  

1789  US House of Representives first meeting on April - 08.  

1789  On April - 08 house of Representives 1st meeting  

1794  Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on April - 08.  

1798  Dionysios Solomos, poet on April - 08.  

1801  On this day in history soldiers riot in Bucharest, kill 128 Jews  

1802  French Protestant church becomes state-supported & -controlled on this day in history.  

1808  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore was promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII on April - 08.  

1816  Frederick William Burton, painter on this day in history.  

1818  Christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906) on this day in history.  

1820  On April - 08 the Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos.  

1828  George Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army) on April - 08.  

1831  Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet on April - 08.  

1832  On April - 08 charles Darwin begins trip through Rio de Janeiro  

1832  On April - 08 alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal  

1838  On this day in history steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol England to NYC)  

1843  Asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

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

0217  On this day in history 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  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  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