Famous Deaths In July - 08

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

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

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on this day in history.  

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  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on July - 08.  

1531  On this day in history tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71  

1538  Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 on July - 08.  

1623  On this day in history gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69  

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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 July - 08.  

1681  Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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  On July - 08 death of luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748)  

1850  Death of Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774) on this day in history.  

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

1859  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39  

1894  Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies on July - 08.  

1895  Death of Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821) on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history death of soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860)  

1905  On this day in history death of walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834)  

1909  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on July - 08.  

1545  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)  

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

1593  Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on this day in history.