Famous Deaths In July - 08

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

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

1115  On this day in history petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on July - 08.   

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

1623  On July - 08 gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69   

1656  Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 on July - 08.   

1679  Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies on July - 08.   

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  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  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  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  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  On this day in history f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60   

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 this day in history vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies   

1895  Death of Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821) on July - 08.   

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

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

1909  Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, Fren min of War (1899-1900), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on this day in history.   

1545  On July - 08 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 this day in history.   

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on July - 08.