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

1115  On June - 08 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  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)  

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

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)  

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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  Death of Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547) on June - 08.  

1661  On this day in history john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39  

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  On this day in history katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61  

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 this day in history.  

1768  On June - 08 johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50  

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 June - 08.  

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 June - 08.  

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

1806  On June - 08 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  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48  

1831  On this day in history 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  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  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.  

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on June - 08.  

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

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

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.  

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.