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 this day in history mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)  

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

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1376  "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on June - 08.  

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on this day in history.  

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on this day in history.  

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)  

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

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 June - 08.  

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  Katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78  

1857  On this day in history 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  On June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)  

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on this day in history.  

1671  On June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)  

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer