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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1712  On March - 08 birth of john Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780)   

1714  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach was born on this day in history.   

1726  Richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799) was born on March - 08.   

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born on March - 08.   

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

1748  On March - 08 birth of willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau   

1748  William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic was born on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history birth of friedrich August Kanne, composer   

1783  Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer was born on March - 08.   

1783  On March - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1814  On March - 08 birth of ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878)   

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  Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875) was born on March - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 08.   

1841  On March - 08 birth of oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)   

1843  On March - 08 birth of per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer   

1847  Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

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 this day in history 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  On March - 08 francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.