Famous Birthdays Apr 8 BC The Buddha [Siddhartha Gautama], Founder of Buddhism whose birthday is commonly celebrated on this day [or May 26], born in Lumbini, Shakya Republic (modern-day Nepal) (d. c. 483 BC) 585 BC History by Year 551 BC Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide