Famous Deaths In July - 08

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

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

1115  On July - 08 petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies  

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

1249  Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 on July - 08.  

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  Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 on July - 08.  

1623  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69 on July - 08.  

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1656  On this day in history alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64  

1679  On July - 08 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 this day in history christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66  

1716  On July - 08 death of robert South, English churchman (b. 1634)  

1721  On this day in history death of elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (b. 1649)  

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

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  On this day in history death of luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748)  

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

1855  Death of Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790) on this day in history.  

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  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 July - 08.  

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

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  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  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 July - 08.  

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

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

1604  On this day in history birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)  

1621  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on July - 08.  

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