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

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

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 June - 08 death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)  

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1612  On this day in history 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 June - 08.  

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

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

1727  Death of August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663) on June - 08.  

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

1795  On this day in history 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  On June - 08 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  On June - 08 thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72  

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  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 June - 08.  

1857  On this day in history death of douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)  

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

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

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 08.  

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

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.