Famous Deaths Happened In July - 08

0810  On July - 08 pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)   

0975  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies on this day in history.   

1115  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on July - 08.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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 July - 08 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 July - 08 death of john Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)   

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 July - 08 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  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 July - 08.   

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

1876  On this day in history josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78   

1885  On this day in history 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 July - 08 death of soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860)   

1905  On July - 08 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 July - 08 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 July - 08 birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II   

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.   

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

1593  On July - 08 birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)   

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On July - 08 birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)   

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