Famous Deaths In July - 08

0810  On July - 08 pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)  

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 July - 08.  

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on July - 08.  

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

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

1538  On July - 08 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.  

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

1716  On July - 08 death of robert South, English churchman (b. 1634)  

1721  Death of Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (b. 1649) on this day in history.  

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

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

1850  On July - 08 death of prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)  

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

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

1863  On July - 08 francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65  

1870  On July - 08 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 July - 08.  

1895  On July - 08 death of johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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1528  On this day in history birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland  

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

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

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on July - 08.  

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

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on this day in history.