Famous Personalities Born In April - 08
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
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 April - 08.
1533 On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer
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 Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.
1631 Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.
1641 Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.
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 April - 08.
1695 Johann C Gunther, writer was born on this day in history.
1697 Pierre Prowo, composer was born on April - 08.
1708 On this day in history birth of georg Zarth, composer
1726 Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence) was born on April - 08.
1731 On April - 08 birth of william Williams, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence)
1732 David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796) was born on April - 08.
1741 On this day in history birth of jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai)
1756 Joseph Gehot, composer was born on this day in history.
1775 Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover was born on April - 08.
1776 Thaddaus Weigl, composer was born on April - 08.
1783 John Claudius, London England, horticulturist was born on this day in history.
1798 On this day in history birth of dionysios Solomos, poet
1816 On this day in history birth of frederick William Burton, painter
1818 Christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906) was born on April - 08.
1826 Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.
1827 On April - 08 birth of ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898)
1828 George Baird Hodge, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1831 On April - 08 birth of allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost/philosopher/art historian/poet
1832 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on April - 08.
1842 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933)
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)