Historical Events In April - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0217 Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus on this day in history.
0217 Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.
0956 Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.
1093 On April - 08 the new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin.
1139 Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated on this day in history.
1143 John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.
1149 On April - 08 pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.
1195 Alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor on this day in history.
1271 On April - 08 in Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.
1341 Francesco Petrarca crowned in Rome on this day in history.
1364 On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44
1378 Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI on this day in history.
1455 On April - 08 alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III
1460 On this day in history ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida
1492 On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies
1498 Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.
1500 On April - 08 battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza
1513 The spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovers Florida in what is now the USA on this day in history.
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain on this day in history.
1533 On April - 08 claudio Merulo, organist/composer
1537 On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
1578 On April - 08 william Harvey of England discovers blood circulation
1582 Phienas Fletcher, poet on this day in history.
1605 Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter on this day in history.
1614 The birth of El Greco, Spanish painter on April - 08.
1629 On April - 08 willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50
1631 On April - 08 cornelis de Heem, painter
1642 On April - 08 gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral
1655 On April - 08 louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden)
1692 Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) on this day in history.
1695 On this day in history johann C Gunther, writer
1697 Pierre Prowo, composer on this day in history.
1708 Georg Zarth, composer on this day in history.
1716 Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia & marries Czar Peter the Great's niece on April - 08.
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