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 June - 08.  

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 June - 08.  

1376  On June - 08 "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 this day in history.  

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

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

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1612  On June - 08 hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49  

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 this day in history death of hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried  

1695  On June - 08 christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66  

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

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

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 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  George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79 on this day in history.  

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on June - 08.  

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

1831  On June - 08 sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75  

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

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

1857  On June - 08 death of douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)  

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

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on this day in history.  

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.  

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

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)  

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

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

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