Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08
Thursday, 03 April 2025
0217 On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29
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 On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)
1492 Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.
1498 On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27
1537 Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.
1586 Death of Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522) on April - 08.
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 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 On this day in history 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 April - 08.
1759 Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on April - 08.
1778 On April - 08 pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76
1794 On this day in history marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies
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 On April - 08 john Parry, composer, dies at 75
1853 Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on April - 08.
1857 On April - 08 death of mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827)
1858 On April - 08 anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76
1861 Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on April - 08.
1863 Joseph Netherclift, composer, dies at 70 on April - 08.
1865 On this day in history john Park, composer, dies at 61
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 On this day in history henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies
1890 On April - 08 junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76
1894 On this day in history bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55
1897 On April - 08 george Garrett, composer, dies at 62
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