Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

0956  On April - 08 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  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

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 April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1629  On this day in history willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50   

1697  Death of Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) on this day in history.   

1704  Death of Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) on April - 08.   

1725  Death of John Wise, English clergyman (b. 1652) on April - 08.   

1735  Death of Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (b. March 27, 1676) on April - 08.   

1736  On this day in history pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63   

1759  On April - 08 francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76   

1778  On this day in history pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76   

1794  Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on this day in history.   

1844  Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827)   

1858  Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76 on April - 08.   

1861  On this day in history elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50   

1863  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

1871  Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1889  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on April - 08.   

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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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

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

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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

1605  On April - 08 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