Famous Deaths In July - 08

0810  On this day in history pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)   

0975  On July - 08 edgar, King of England (959-75), dies   

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on this day in history.   

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 July - 08.   

1496  On July - 08 benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies   

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on July - 08.   

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

1623  On this day in history 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 July - 08 georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1822  On July - 08 death of percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29   

1826  Death of Luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748) on this day in history.   

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

1855  Death of Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790) on July - 08.   

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

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

1894  Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies on July - 08.   

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

1898  Death of Soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1905  On July - 08 death of walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834)   

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

1913  On July - 08 death of louis Hémon, French-born writer (b. 1880)   

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1528  On July - 08 birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland   

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)   

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.