Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

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

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.   

1586  On April - 08 death of martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522)   

1587  On April - 08 death of john Foxe, English writer (b. 1516)   

1629  On this day in history willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50   

1697  Death of Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) on April - 08.   

1704  On April - 08 death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)   

1725  On April - 08 death of john Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652)   

1735  On April - 08 death of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (b. March 27, 1676)   

1736  Pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1759  On April - 08 francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76   

1778  On this day in history pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76   

1794  Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on April - 08.   

1844  On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72   

1848  Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 on April - 08.   

1851  John Parry, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1853  Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on April - 08.   

1857  Death of Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827) on April - 08.   

1858  On this day in history anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76   

1861  Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on April - 08.   

1863  On this day in history joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70   

1865  John Park, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68   

1871  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1889  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on April - 08.   

1890  On this day in history junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

1894  On April - 08 bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55   

1897  On this day in history george Garrett, composer, dies at 62   

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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  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

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

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

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

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