Famous Deaths In July - 08

0810  On this day in history 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  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on July - 08.  

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

1249  On this day in history 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  On this day in history benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies  

1531  On this day in history tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71  

1538  Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 on this day in history.  

1623  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69 on July - 08.  

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1656  Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1679  Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies on this day in history.  

1681  Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1689  Death of Edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622) on July - 08.  

1695  On July - 08 christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66  

1716  Death of Robert South, English churchman (b. 1634) on July - 08.  

1721  On July - 08 death of elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (b. 1649)  

1726  On July - 08 death of john Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)  

1784  On this day in history death of torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735)  

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

1826  Death of Luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748) on July - 08.  

1850  Death of Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774) on this day in history.  

1855  On July - 08 death of sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790)  

1859  F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 on July - 08.  

1863  On this day in history francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65  

1870  On this day in history john D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79  

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

1885  Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 on July - 08.  

1894  Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1895  Death of Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821) on this day in history.  

1898  On July - 08 death of soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860)  

1905  Death of Walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834) on this day in history.  

1909  Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, Fren min of War (1899-1900), dies at 79 on July - 08.  

1913  On this day in history death of louis Hémon, French-born writer (b. 1880)  

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

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.  

1574  On July - 08 birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

1593  On July - 08 birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)  

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on this day in history.  

1621  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on this day in history.  

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