Famous Deaths In June - 08

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on June - 08.  

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on June - 08.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)  

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on this day in history.  

1505  Death of Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470) on June - 08.  

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

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1612  Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on June - 08.  

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 June - 08 john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39  

1688  Death of Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on this day in history.  

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

1711  On this day in history katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61  

1716  Death of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658) on June - 08.  

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  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 June - 08.  

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on June - 08.  

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

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

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  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 June - 08.  

1652  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate  

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)  

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on June - 08.  

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.  

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.  

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.