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  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on June - 08.   

1376  On this day in history "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

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

1505  On June - 08 death of hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)   

1611  Death of Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552) on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49   

1621  On June - 08 death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)   

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

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

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  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  On June - 08 omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62   

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on June - 08.   

1771  Death of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716) on this day in history.   

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on June - 08.   

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1795  On June - 08 louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

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  George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on June - 08.   

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 June - 08.   

1835  On this day in history death of gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761)   

1845  On June - 08 andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78   

1857  On June - 08 death of douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)   

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1318  On this day in history 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  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on this day in history.   

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

1717  On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.   

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