Famous Birthdays In April - 08

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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

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

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

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

1642  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral was born on this day in history.   

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

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1776  Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history 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 April - 08.   

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  On April - 08 birth of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)   

1843  On April - 08 birth of asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer   

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

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0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On April - 08 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  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.   

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

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