Famous Deaths In July - 08

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

0975  On July - 08 edgar, King of England (959-75), dies  

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 July - 08.  

1496  On this day in history benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies  

1531  On July - 08 tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71  

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

1623  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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1656  Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1679  Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies on this day in history.  

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

1716  Death of Robert South, English churchman (b. 1634) on this day in history.  

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

1850  On this day in history death of prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)  

1855  On July - 08 death of sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790)  

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 this day in history john D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history death of louis Hémon, French-born writer (b. 1880)  

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

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 July - 08.  

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

1637  On July - 08 birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer