Famous Birthdays In March - 08

1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.   

1293  On March - 08 birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  On this day in history birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)   

1495  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  On this day in history birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.   

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)   

1700  On March - 08 birth of anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782)   

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 March - 08.   

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  On March - 08 birth of gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer   

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

1787  Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on March - 08.   

1799  On this day in history birth of simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889   

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

1822  Ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882) was born on March - 08.   

1825  George William Martin, composer was born on March - 08.   

1827  Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.   

1830  On March - 08 birth of joão de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896)   

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

1839  James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on this day in history.   

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

1841  On this day in history birth of oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)   

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

1847  Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente) was born on March - 08.   

1853  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina) was born on this day in history.   

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0883  On this day in history albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.   

1466  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1550  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55