Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

0218  On this day in history opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

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  On June - 08 peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

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 June - 08.   

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

1476  On June - 08 death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman   

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

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

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

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 June - 08.   

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

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on June - 08.   

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

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

1806  George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79 on June - 08.   

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 June - 08.   

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

1835  On June - 08 death of gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761)   

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

1857  On this day in history 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  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

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

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 this day in history.   

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer