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 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  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

1538  On this day in history diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63  

1623  On this day in history gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69  

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

1689  Death of Edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622) on July - 08.  

1695  Christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66 on July - 08.  

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

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

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 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 July - 08.  

1870  John D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78  

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

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

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

1898  On this day in history death of soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860)  

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 July - 08.  

1913  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

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  On July - 08 birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)  

1637  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer