Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

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

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  On this day in history peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

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 June - 08.   

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman   

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

1611  Death of Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552) on June - 08.   

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

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

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

1695  On June - 08 christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66   

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 June - 08.   

1742  On June - 08 omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62   

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 this day in history.   

1790  On June - 08 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  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78   

1857  Death of Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803) on this day in history.   

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1318  On June - 08 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  On June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

1724  On this day in history birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

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