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1792 – 1822Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)Died 8 July 1822, aged 29The English Romantic poet drowned when his sailing boat sank in a storm off the coast of Italy. He was a leading figure of English Romanticism, known for works including 'Ozymandias' and 'Prometheus Unbound'. His body washed ashore and was cremated on the beach near Viareggio.