Famous Deaths In July - 08

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies  

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

1253  On July - 08 thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies  

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on July - 08.  

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

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

1623  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1656  On July - 08 alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64  

1679  On this day in history samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies  

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

1689  Death of Edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622) on this day in history.  

1695  On this day in history 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  Death of John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673) on this day in history.  

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  Death of Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774) on July - 08.  

1855  On this day in history 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  Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

1876  Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1885  Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1894  On July - 08 vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies  

1895  Death of Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821) on July - 08.  

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 July - 08.  

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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 July - 08.  

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

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

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

1604  On July - 08 birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)  

1621  On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)  

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