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 June - 08.  

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  "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on June - 08.  

1383  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)  

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)  

1476  On June - 08 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)  

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

1621  Death of Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) on June - 08.  

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  Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66 on June - 08.  

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

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

1727  Death of August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663) on this day in history.  

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 June - 08.  

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

1796  On June - 08 felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80  

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on June - 08.  

1806  On June - 08 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  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on June - 08.  

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 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 June - 08.  

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.  

1671  On June - 08 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  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  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer