Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

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

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

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  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

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