Famous Deaths In April - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0217 Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.
0956 On this day in history 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 Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.
1492 On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies
1498 On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27
1537 On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
1586 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1697 Death of Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) on April - 08.
1704 On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)
1725 On this day in history 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 Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1778 Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76 on this day in history.
1794 On April - 08 marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies
1844 On April - 08 ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72
1848 On April - 08 domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50
1851 John Parry, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1853 On April - 08 jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73
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 On April - 08 elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50
1863 On this day in history joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70
1865 John Park, composer, dies at 61 on April - 08.
1870 Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68 on April - 08.
1871 Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1889 On April - 08 henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies
1890 On this day in history junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76
1894 Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on April - 08.
1897 On this day in history george Garrett, composer, dies at 62
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