Historical Events In June - 08

0065  On June - 08 jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem   

0068  On June - 08 rome Senate accepts emperor Galba   

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

0452  On this day in history italy invaded by Attila the Hun   

0536  St Silverius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on June - 08.   

0570  On this day in history relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca   

0632  Mohammed, founder of Islam, dies on this day in history.   

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

0793  Vikings plunder St Cuthbert convent Lindisfarne on this day in history.   

0979  Louis V de Luie, crowned King of France on June - 08.   

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

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1191  On June - 08 richard I arrives in Acre thus beginning his crusade.   

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

1376  On June - 08 "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

1405  On June - 08 richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV's orders.   

1476  George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on June - 08.   

1551  On this day in history pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma   

1612  On June - 08 hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49   

1624  Earthquake strikes Peru on this day in history.   

1625  The birth of Giovanni Cassini, Italian astronomer on this day in history.   

1625  On this day in history giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1632  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard on this day in history.   

1652  On June - 08 william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

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

1663  On June - 08 battle at Amegical: English & Portugese fleet beats Spanish   

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) on this day in history.   

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

1690  On this day in history siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai.   

1694  On this day in history english troop landing at Brest attack (300 killed)   

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.   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer on June - 08.   

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

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1318  On this day in history 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  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

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

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on this day in history.   

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on this day in history.   

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  On June - 08 "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

1383  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on this day in history.   

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