Famous Deaths In June - 08

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

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on this day in history.  

1042  On June - 08 death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth  

1115  On this day in history 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  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on this day in history.  

1384  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)  

1476  On June - 08 death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman  

1505  On this day in history death of hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)  

1611  On June - 08 death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)  

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

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

1628  Death of Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547) on this day in history.  

1661  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

1695  Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of august Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)  

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1768  On this day in history johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50  

1771  On this day in history death of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)  

1790  On June - 08 charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75  

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on June - 08.  

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 June - 08.  

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1806  On this day in history 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  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48  

1831  Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)  

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on June - 08.  

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on June - 08.  

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

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 June - 08.  

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