Famous Deaths In June - 08

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

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

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on this day in history.   

1115  On this day in history peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

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 this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman   

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

1611  On this day in history death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)   

1612  On June - 08 hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49   

1621  Death of Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) on this day in history.   

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

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

1688  Death of Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on June - 08.   

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

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

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1794  On June - 08 g A Borger, writer, dies   

1795  Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10 on this day in history.   

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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 June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

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

1740  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer