Famous Deaths 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 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 June - 08 death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)  

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.  

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 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  On this day in history 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  Death of Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on June - 08.  

1695  Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66 on June - 08.  

1711  On June - 08 katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61  

1716  Death of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658) on this day in history.  

1727  On June - 08 death of august Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)  

1742  On this day in history omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62  

1768  On June - 08 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 this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75  

1794  On June - 08 g A Borger, writer, dies  

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

1796  On June - 08 felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80  

1803  On June - 08 joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80  

1806  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1845  Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78 on June - 08.  

1857  Death of Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803) on June - 08.  

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

1625  On this day in history 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  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on this day in history.  

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

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