Historical Events In June - 08
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
0065 Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem on this day in history.
0068 On this day in history rome Senate accepts emperor Galba
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 this day in history.
0570 Relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca on this day in history.
0632 Mohammed, founder of Islam, dies on June - 08.
0632 On June - 08 mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)
0793 Vikings plunder St Cuthbert convent Lindisfarne on this day in history.
0979 Louis V de Luie, crowned King of France on this day in history.
1042 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
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 June - 08.
1376 "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on June - 08.
1405 Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV's orders on June - 08.
1476 On June - 08 george Neville, English archbishop and statesman
1551 Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma on this day in history.
1612 Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.
1624 On this day in history earthquake strikes Peru
1625 On this day in history the birth of Giovanni Cassini, Italian astronomer
1625 On this day in history giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)
1632 On June - 08 prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard
1652 On this day in history william Dampier, English explorer/pirate
1661 On this day in history john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39
1663 Battle at Amegical: English & Portugese fleet beats Spanish on June - 08.
1671 Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) on June - 08.
1688 Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on this day in history.
1690 On June - 08 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 On June - 08 jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer
1724 John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer on this day in history.
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