Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08
Sunday, 18 May 2025
0218 Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on June - 08.
0632 Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on June - 08.
1042 On this day in history death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth
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 this day in history.
1383 On June - 08 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 Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on this day in history.
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 Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.
1621 Death of Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 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 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 this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75
1794 On June - 08 g A Borger, writer, dies
1795 On June - 08 louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10
1796 On June - 08 felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80
1803 On this day in history joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80
1806 On this day in history george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79
1809 On June - 08 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 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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