Jun 10 Ernest of Austria (b. 1027) Jun 23 Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies Aug 2 John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian and patriarch of Constantinople, dies Dec 4 Archbishop Anno II of Cologne Dec 19 Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England 1074 Famous Deaths by Year 1076 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning