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  On July - 08 petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies  

1153  On this day in history eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies  

1249  On this day in history alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51  

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on this day in history.  

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  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 July - 08.  

1679  Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies on July - 08.  

1681  Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60 on July - 08.  

1689  On July - 08 death of edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622)  

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

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 July - 08.  

1726  Death of John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673) on this day in history.  

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 July - 08.  

1826  Death of Luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748) on this day in history.  

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

1855  On this day in history death of sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790)  

1859  On July - 08 f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60  

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  On July - 08 vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies  

1895  Death of Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821) on this day in history.  

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

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  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland was born on this day in history.  

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on this day in history.  

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