Famous Deaths In June - 08

0218  On June - 08 opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

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

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on this day in history.   

1115  On this day in history peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

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

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on June - 08.   

1384  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on this day in history.   

1505  Death of Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470) on June - 08.   

1611  On this day in history death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)   

1612  Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on June - 08.   

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  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

1695  Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66 on June - 08.   

1711  Katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1716  Death of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658) on June - 08.   

1727  On June - 08 death of august Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)   

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

1768  On June - 08 johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50   

1771  Death of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716) on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

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

1795  On June - 08 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  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

1806  On June - 08 george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79   

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1814  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1835  On this day in history death of gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761)   

1845  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1717  On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.   

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.