Famous Deaths In April - 08
Friday, 26 July 2024
0217 Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.
0956 On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
1143 On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident
1364 On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44
1461 On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)
1492 Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.
1498 On April - 08 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 April - 08 death of martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522)
1587 On this day in history death of john Foxe, English writer (b. 1516)
1629 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1697 On this day in history death of niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629)
1704 On April - 08 death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)
1725 On April - 08 death of john Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652)
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 Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1778 On April - 08 pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76
1794 Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on April - 08.
1844 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827)
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 this day in history.
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 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 On April - 08 george Garrett, composer, dies at 62
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