Famous Deaths In June - 08

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on this day in history.  

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on this day in history.  

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on June - 08.  

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 June - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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 June - 08.  

1621  On this day in history death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)  

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

1661  On June - 08 john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39  

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

1695  On this day in history christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66  

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

1716  On this day in history death of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)  

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

1742  On June - 08 omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62  

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1771  Death of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716) on this day in history.  

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

1806  On this day in history george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79  

1809  On this day in history 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  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 June - 08.  

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

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1318  On this day in history birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II  

1625  On this day in history 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  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  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 June - 08.