Famous Birthdays In March - 08

1075  On March - 08 birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on this day in history.   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.   

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer   

1659  Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on March - 08.   

1700  Anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782) was born on March - 08.   

1712  John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on March - 08.   

1714  On this day in history birth of carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach   

1726  On this day in history birth of richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799)   

1743  On March - 08 birth of bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer   

1746  André Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau was born on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history birth of william V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic   

1778  On March - 08 birth of friedrich August Kanne, composer   

1783  Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer was born on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history birth of hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)   

1787  On March - 08 birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery   

1799  Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 was born on March - 08.   

1814  Ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878) was born on March - 08.   

1822  On March - 08 birth of ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882)   

1825  On this day in history birth of george William Martin, composer   

1827  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875)   

1830  João de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

1836  Matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on March - 08.   

1839  On this day in history birth of james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)   

1840  Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born on this day in history.   

1841  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32) was born on March - 08.   

1843  Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer was born on this day in history.   

1847  On March - 08 birth of karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente)   

1853  On this day in history birth of edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina)   

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0883  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on March - 08.   

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway   

1223  On March - 08 death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55