Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

0218  On this day in history 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  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 June - 08.   

1376  "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1505  On June - 08 death of hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)   

1611  On June - 08 death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)   

1612  On this day in history hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49   

1621  Death of Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  On June - 08 omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62   

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1771  Death of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

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  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on June - 08.   

1814  On June - 08 friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48   

1831  Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 on June - 08.   

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  On June - 08 death of douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)   

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on this day in history.   

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 June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

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

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