Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

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

1586  Death of Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522) on April - 08.   

1587  Death of John Foxe, English writer (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1629  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1697  Death of Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)   

1725  Death of John Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652) on this day in history.   

1735  Death of Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (b. March 27, 1676) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1844  On April - 08 ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72   

1848  Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1851  John Parry, composer, dies at 75 on April - 08.   

1853  Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1857  Death of Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

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

1861  On this day in history elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50   

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

1865  On this day in history john Park, composer, dies at 61   

1870  On April - 08 charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68   

1871  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68 on April - 08.   

1889  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on this day in history.   

1890  On April - 08 junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on April - 08.   

1897  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on April - 08.   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

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

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

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