Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

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

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  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.   

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

1586  Death of Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. 1522) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)   

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  Pedro Vaz Rego, composer, dies at 63 on April - 08.   

1759  Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on April - 08.   

1778  Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history john Parry, composer, dies at 75   

1853  Jan W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1857  Death of Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (b. 1827) on April - 08.   

1858  On April - 08 anton Diabelli, Austrian composer/publisher, dies at 76   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

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