Historical Events In April - 08

1844  On April - 08 ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72  

1848  On this day in history 1st battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians  

1848  Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 on April - 08.  

1850  SF County Govt established on this day in history.  

1850  William Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins) on this day in history.  

1851  On this day in history john Parry, composer, dies at 75  

1853  Cincinnati became first US city to pay firefighters a regular salary on this day in history.  

1853  On this day in history jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73  

1858  Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1859  Edmund Husserl, Germany, philosopher (founded Phenomenology) on this day in history.  

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1861  On April - 08 uS mint at Dahlonega, Georgia seized by confederacy  

1861  Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on April - 08.  

1862  On April - 08 john D Lynde patents aerosol dispenser  

1863  On April - 08 wartime conscription law in US goes into effect  

1863  Joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1864  On April - 08 battle of Mansfield, La Federals routed by Gen Richard Taylor  

1865  Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army on April - 08.  

1865  John Park, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1866  Italy and Prussia ally against Austria-Hungary on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama  

1867  International Exhibition opens in Paris on April - 08.  

1868  On April - 08 hampton Institute opens  

1869  On April - 08 american Museum of Natural History opens (NYC)  

1869  On April - 08 harvey Cushing, US, neurosurgeon (blood pressure studies)  

1870  On April - 08 patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98  

1870  On this day in history charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68  

1871  On this day in history charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68  

1873  Alfred Paraf of New York City patented the first successful oleomargarine on this day in history.  

1873  British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die on April - 08.  

1875  On April - 08 albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34)  

1876  Amiliare Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda," premieres in Milan on this day in history.  

1878  Rudolf Nelson, composer on April - 08.  

1879  Khedive Ismael of Egypt fires French/British ministers on April - 08.  

1880  On April - 08 victor Schertzinger, composer/director (Uptown NY)  

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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  On April - 08 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 April - 08.  

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

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter  

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

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 April - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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