Famous Deaths Happened In July - 08

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

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

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

1153  On July - 08 eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1538  Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 July - 08.   

1695  Christiaen Huygens, inventor/astronomer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On July - 08 death of prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)   

1855  Death of Sir William Edward Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790) on July - 08.   

1859  On July - 08 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 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 July - 08 hendrick Waelput, composer, dies at 39   

1894  On this day in history vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies   

1895  On July - 08 death of johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821)   

1898  On July - 08 death of soapy Smith, American con artist (b. 1860)   

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

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

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

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on July - 08.   

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

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

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.