Famous Deaths In July - 08

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

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

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on July - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1253  On this day in history thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies   

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

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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.   

1656  On July - 08 alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64   

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

1681  On July - 08 georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60   

1689  On this day in history death of edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622)   

1695  Christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66 on July - 08.   

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  On July - 08 death of torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735)   

1822  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790)   

1859  On July - 08 f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60   

1863  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history 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  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 July - 08.   

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

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

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)   

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

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

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