Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

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

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

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

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

1641  Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704) was born on April - 08.   

1642  On this day in history birth of gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral   

1655  Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) was born on April - 08.   

1692  On April - 08 birth of giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)   

1695  On April - 08 birth of johann C Gunther, writer   

1697  On this day in history birth of pierre Prowo, composer   

1708  On this day in history birth of georg Zarth, composer   

1726  On this day in history birth of lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)   

1731  William Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

1732  On April - 08 birth of david Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796)   

1741  Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai) was born on this day in history.   

1756  Joseph Gehot, composer was born on April - 08.   

1775  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover was born on April - 08.   

1776  On April - 08 birth of thaddaus Weigl, composer   

1783  On April - 08 birth of john Claudius, London England, horticulturist   

1798  Dionysios Solomos, poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1818  On April - 08 birth of christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906)   

1826  On April - 08 birth of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890)   

1827  On April - 08 birth of ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898)   

1828  George Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history birth of allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet   

1832  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1842  Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1843  Asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer was born on April - 08.   

1850  On this day in history birth of william Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins)   

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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  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  On April - 08 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  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.