Events on 8 April 57
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Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. He is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
Year 632
King Charibert II is assassinated at Blaye (Gironde), along with his infant son Chilperic.
Year 1232
Mongol-Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.
Year 1665
English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 1
Birthdays on 8 April 223
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Peter I of Portugal
b. 1320 โ d. 1367
Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)
Jadwiga of Lithuania
b. 1408 โ d. 1431
Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (d. 1431)
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John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford
b. 1435 โ d. 1461
John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (d. 1461)
Claudio Merulo
b. 1533 โ d. 1604
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (b. 1533)
Barbara of Hesse
b. 1536 โ d. 1597
Barbara of Hesse (d. 1597)
Michele Mercati
b. 1541 โ d. 1593
Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (b. 1541)
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
b. 1580 โ d. 1630
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (d. 1630)
Juan van der Hamen
b. 1596 โ d. 1631
Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (d. 1631)
Philip IV of Spain
b. 1605 โ d. 1665
Philip IV, king of Spain (b. 1605)
Mary Stuart (1605-1607)
b. 1605 โ d. 1607
Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (b. 1605)
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney
b. 1641 โ d. 1704
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
Giuseppe Tartini
b. 1692 โ d. 1770
Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1770)
Deaths on 8 April 91
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Caracalla
d. 217 (b. 188)
Caracalla, Roman emperor (b. 188)
Prince Shลtoku
d. 622 (b. 574)
Shลtoku, Japanese prince (b. 572)
Charibert II
d. 632 (b. 607)
Charibert II, Frankish king (b. 607)
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Adalelm, Count of Troyes
d. 894
Adalelm, Frankish nobleman
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Wang Yanxi
d. 944
Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor
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Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy
d. 956
Gilbert, Frankish nobleman
Mu'izz al-Dawla
d. 967 (b. 915)
Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (b. 915)
John II Komnenos
d. 1143 (b. 1087)
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1143)
Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia
d. 1150 (b. 1118)
Gertrude of Babenberg , duchess of Bohemia (b. 1118)
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Thomas of Tolentino
d. 1321
Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (b. c.โ1255)
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Stephen Gravesend
d. 1338
Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London
John II of France
d. 1364 (b. 1319)
King John II of France (d. 1364)