Famous Deaths In July - 08

0810  On this day in history pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)  

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 this day in history.  

1249  On July - 08 alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51  

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  On this day in history 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  On July - 08 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 this day in history georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60  

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 this day in history.  

1726  Death of John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673) on July - 08.  

1784  Death of Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735) on July - 08.  

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 July - 08.  

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  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 July - 08.  

1876  Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1885  Hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39 on July - 08.  

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

1895  On this day in history death of johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821)  

1898  Death of Soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860) on July - 08.  

1905  On July - 08 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 this day in history.  

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1528  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland was born on July - 08.  

1545  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

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

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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