Famous Deaths In June - 08

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

0632  On this day in history mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)  

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 this day in history.  

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  On June - 08 death of hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)  

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

1628  On this day in history death of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)  

1661  On this day in history john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39  

1688  On this day in history death of hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried  

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

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

1716  Death of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658) on this day in history.  

1727  On June - 08 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  On June - 08 johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50  

1771  On June - 08 death of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)  

1790  On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75  

1794  On this day in history g A Borger, writer, dies  

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

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

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  On June - 08 thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72  

1814  On June - 08 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 this day in history.  

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

1652  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate  

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on this day in history.  

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

1722  On June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer  

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

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