Famous Deaths In July - 08

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

0975  On this day in history edgar, King of England (959-75), dies  

1115  On this day in history petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies  

1153  Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies on this day in history.  

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

1253  On July - 08 thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies  

1496  On July - 08 benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies  

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1538  On July - 08 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 this day in history alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64  

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

1681  On July - 08 georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60  

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

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

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

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

1726  On July - 08 death of john Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)  

1784  Death of Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735) on this day in history.  

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 July - 08.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history 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 July - 08.  

1905  Death of Walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834) on July - 08.  

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

1913  Death of Louis Hémon, French-born writer (b. 1880) on this day in history.  

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

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

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