Famous Deaths Happened 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  On July - 08 eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies   

1249  Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1253  On this day in history thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies   

1496  On this day in history 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 July - 08 gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1721  Death of Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (b. 1649) on July - 08.   

1726  On this day in history death of john Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)   

1784  Death of Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735) on July - 08.   

1822  Death of Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29 on July - 08.   

1826  On July - 08 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  Death of Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1895  On this day in history death of johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821)   

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

1905  On this day in history death of walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834)   

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

1913  Death of Louis Hémon, French-born writer (b. 1880) on July - 08.   

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1528  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 July - 08.   

1637  On July - 08 birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer