Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on June - 08.   

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 June - 08.   

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

1383  On June - 08 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 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 this day in history.   

1621  Death of Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) on this day in history.   

1628  Death of Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547) on this day in history.   

1661  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on June - 08.   

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

1695  Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1711  Katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61 on June - 08.   

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  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on June - 08.   

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

1771  Death of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716) on June - 08.   

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

1794  On June - 08 g A Borger, writer, dies   

1795  On June - 08 louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  On June - 08 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  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  Death of Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761) on this day in history.   

1845  Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1857  Death of Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803) on June - 08.   

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1318  On June - 08 birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II   

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on June - 08.   

1652  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

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

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

1724  On this day in history birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

1740  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer