Famous Deaths In July - 08

0810  On July - 08 pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)  

0975  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies on this day in history.  

1115  On this day in history petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies  

1153  Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies on this day in history.  

1249  On July - 08 alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51  

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on this day in history.  

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1531  On July - 08 tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71  

1538  Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 on July - 08.  

1623  On July - 08 gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69  

1656  On this day in history alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64  

1679  On July - 08 samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies  

1681  On this day in history georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60  

1689  On this day in history death of edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622)  

1695  On this day in history christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66  

1716  On this day in history death of robert South, English churchman (b. 1634)  

1721  On this day in history death of elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (b. 1649)  

1726  Death of John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673) on July - 08.  

1784  Death of Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735) on this day in history.  

1822  Death of Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29 on this day in history.  

1826  On July - 08 death of luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748)  

1850  On this day in history death of prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)  

1855  Death of Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790) on this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60  

1863  Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65 on July - 08.  

1870  John D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79 on July - 08.  

1876  On July - 08 josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78  

1885  On this day in history hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39  

1894  On this day in history vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies  

1895  On July - 08 death of johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821)  

1898  Death of Soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860) on July - 08.  

1905  Death of Walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834) on July - 08.  

1909  Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, Fren min of War (1899-1900), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1913  Death of Louis Hémon, French-born writer (b. 1880) on this day in history.  

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1528  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland was born on this day in history.  

1545  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

1545  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)  

1574  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

1593  Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653) was born on July - 08.  

1604  On this day in history birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)  

1621  On July - 08 birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)  

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on July - 08.