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

1042  On this day in history 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 June - 08 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 June - 08.   

1505  Death of Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470) on June - 08.   

1611  Death of Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552) on June - 08.   

1612  On this day in history hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49   

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

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

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

1727  On June - 08 death of august Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)   

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  On June - 08 charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

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 June - 08.   

1809  On this day in history thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72   

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

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

1652  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

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

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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