Famous Deaths In June - 08

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on this day in history.  

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on June - 08.  

1042  On this day in history death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth  

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1376  On this day in history "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46  

1383  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)  

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)  

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on June - 08.  

1505  On this day in history death of hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)  

1611  Death of Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552) on June - 08.  

1612  Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)  

1628  On June - 08 death of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)  

1661  On this day in history john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39  

1688  On June - 08 death of hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried  

1695  On this day in history christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66  

1711  On June - 08 katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61  

1716  Death of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658) on this day in history.  

1727  Death of August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663) on this day in history.  

1742  On this day in history omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62  

1768  On this day in history johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50  

1771  On this day in history death of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)  

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on June - 08.  

1794  On this day in history g A Borger, writer, dies  

1795  On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10  

1796  On this day in history felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80  

1803  On this day in history joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80  

1806  On this day in history george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79  

1809  On June - 08 thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72  

1814  On June - 08 friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48  

1831  Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 on June - 08.  

1835  Death of Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761) on June - 08.  

1845  On June - 08 andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78  

1857  On this day in history death of douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)  

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1318  On this day in history birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II  

1625  On June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)  

1652  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate  

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on June - 08.  

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.  

1724  On June - 08 birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer  

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.