Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

1042  On June - 08 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 June - 08 "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 this day in history.  

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.  

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman  

1505  On June - 08 death of hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)  

1611  Death of Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552) on this day in history.  

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

1621  Death of Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) on June - 08.  

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  Death of Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on this day in history.  

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

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

1716  On June - 08 death of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)  

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

1742  On June - 08 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  On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75  

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1795  Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10 on June - 08.  

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  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48  

1831  On this day in history sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75  

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  Death of Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803) on this day in history.  

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1671  On June - 08 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  On this day in history birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer  

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.  

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