Famous Deaths Happened 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 July - 08.   

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  Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63   

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

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

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

1695  Christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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  On July - 08 death of torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735)   

1822  On this day in history death of percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29   

1826  On this day in history death of luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748)   

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 this day in history.   

1863  Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1870  On July - 08 john D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79   

1876  Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 on July - 08.   

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

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

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

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on July - 08.   

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

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