Historical Events In June - 08

0065  Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem on June - 08.  

0068  Rome Senate accepts emperor Galba on this day in history.  

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

0452  Italy invaded by Attila the Hun on June - 08.  

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  On June - 08 mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)  

0793  On June - 08 vikings plunder St Cuthbert convent Lindisfarne  

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

1042  On this day in history 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  On this day in history eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II  

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

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

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

1551  On June - 08 pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma  

1612  Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1624  Earthquake strikes Peru on June - 08.  

1625  On June - 08 the birth of Giovanni Cassini, Italian astronomer  

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) on June - 08.  

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

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

1661  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on June - 08.  

1663  On this day in history battle at Amegical: English & Portugese fleet beats Spanish  

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

1688  On this day in history hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried  

1690  Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai on June - 08.  

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

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

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer on June - 08.  

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

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

1625  On June - 08 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  On June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)  

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

1722  On June - 08 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  

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

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