Famous Deaths In July - 08

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on July - 08.   

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

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

1153  On this day in history eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies   

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

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

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

1681  On July - 08 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  Death of John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673) on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history 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 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  On July - 08 francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65   

1870  On July - 08 john D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79   

1876  Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 on July - 08.   

1885  On July - 08 hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39   

1894  On July - 08 vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies   

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

1898  Death of Soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1905  Death of Walter Kittredge, American musician (b. 1834) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland   

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

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

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on July - 08.   

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