Famous Deaths In July - 08

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

0975  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies on July - 08.  

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

1153  Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies on July - 08.  

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

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

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1531  On July - 08 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  Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 on July - 08.  

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

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

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

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

1822  On July - 08 death of percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29  

1826  Death of Luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748) on July - 08.  

1850  Death of Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774) on July - 08.  

1855  On this day in history 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  On July - 08 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  On July - 08 josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78  

1885  On July - 08 hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39  

1894  Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on July - 08.  

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.  

1574  On July - 08 birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

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

1604  On July - 08 birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)  

1621  On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)  

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