Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.   

1641  Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1642  On April - 08 birth of gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral   

1655  On April - 08 birth of louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)   

1692  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo)   

1695  On this day in history birth of johann C Gunther, writer   

1697  Pierre Prowo, composer was born on April - 08.   

1708  Georg Zarth, composer was born on this day in history.   

1726  On April - 08 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  David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796) was born on April - 08.   

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

1756  On this day in history birth of joseph Gehot, composer   

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

1776  On this day in history birth of thaddaus Weigl, composer   

1783  On this day in history birth of john Claudius, London England, horticulturist   

1798  On this day in history birth of dionysios Solomos, poet   

1816  Frederick William Burton, painter was born on April - 08.   

1818  On this day in history birth of christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906)   

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

1827  Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history birth of george Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1831  Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1842  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)   

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  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.   

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies