Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08
Saturday, 29 March 2025
0217 On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29
0956 On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
1143 John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.
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 April - 08.
1492 On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies
1498 On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27
1537 On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
1586 On April - 08 death of martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522)
1587 Death of John Foxe, English writer (b. 1516) on this day in history.
1629 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on April - 08.
1697 On April - 08 death of niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629)
1704 On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)
1725 On April - 08 death of john Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652)
1735 On this day in history death of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (b. March 27, 1676)
1736 On April - 08 pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63
1759 Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on April - 08.
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 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1848 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history john Parry, composer, dies at 75
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 Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1861 On April - 08 elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50
1863 Joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1865 John Park, composer, dies at 61 on April - 08.
1870 On April - 08 charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68
1871 On this day in history charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68
1889 On this day in history henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies
1890 On April - 08 junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76
1894 Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1897 George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on April - 08.
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