Famous Deaths In June - 08

0218  On June - 08 opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54  

0632  On June - 08 mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)  

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 this day in history "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  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on this day in history.  

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

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

1621  On June - 08 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 this day in history john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39  

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

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

1711  On this day in history katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61  

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

1727  On this day in history death of august Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)  

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on June - 08.  

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

1771  On this day in history death of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)  

1790  On June - 08 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  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 June - 08.  

1814  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history 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  Death of Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803) on this day in history.  

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

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.  

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