Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

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

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

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

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.   

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

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born on April - 08.   

1695  Johann C Gunther, writer was born on this day in history.   

1697  Pierre Prowo, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  Georg Zarth, composer was born on April - 08.   

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

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

1732  On this day in history birth of david Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796)   

1741  On this day in history birth of jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai)   

1756  Joseph Gehot, composer was born on this day in history.   

1775  Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover was born on this day in history.   

1776  Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on April - 08.   

1783  John Claudius, London England, horticulturist was born on April - 08.   

1798  On April - 08 birth of dionysios Solomos, poet   

1816  On April - 08 birth of frederick William Burton, painter   

1818  Christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906) was born on April - 08.   

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

1832  On this day in history birth of alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal   

1842  Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933) was born on April - 08.   

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

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

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0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

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

1143  On April - 08 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 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 April - 08.   

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