Famous Deaths 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  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on June - 08.  

1115  On this day in history 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  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  On June - 08 death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman  

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

1611  On this day in history death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)  

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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 June - 08 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1716  On this day in history death of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)  

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

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1771  On this day in history death of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)  

1790  On June - 08 charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75  

1794  On this day in history g A Borger, writer, dies  

1795  On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10  

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

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on June - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On June - 08 andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78  

1857  On June - 08 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 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 June - 08.  

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)  

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

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

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