Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

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

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.   

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

1641  On April - 08 birth of henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704)   

1642  Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral was born on this day in history.   

1655  Louis Willem I, Margrave (Baden-Baden) was born on this day in history.   

1692  Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) was born on this day in history.   

1695  On April - 08 birth of johann C Gunther, writer   

1697  On this day in history birth of pierre Prowo, composer   

1708  Georg Zarth, composer was born on April - 08.   

1726  On April - 08 birth of lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)   

1731  On this day in history birth of william Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence)   

1732  On this day in history birth of david Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796)   

1741  Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai) was born on April - 08.   

1756  Joseph Gehot, composer was born on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history birth of adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover   

1776  Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on April - 08.   

1783  On April - 08 birth of john Claudius, London England, horticulturist   

1798  On this day in history birth of dionysios Solomos, poet   

1816  On this day in history birth of frederick William Burton, painter   

1818  On this day in history birth of christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906)   

1826  Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890) was born on April - 08.   

1827  Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898) was born on April - 08.   

1828  George Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on April - 08.   

1831  Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet was born on April - 08.   

1832  On April - 08 birth of alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal   

1842  Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933) was born on April - 08.   

1843  On this day in history birth of asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer   

1850  On April - 08 birth of william Henry Welch, US, pathologist (founded John Hopkins)   

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0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.