Famous Deaths In April - 08

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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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter