Historical Events In June - 08

0065  On this day in history jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history mohammed, founder of Islam, dies   

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

1115  On June - 08 peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

1191  Richard I arrives in Acre thus beginning his crusade on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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 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 June - 08.   

1624  Earthquake strikes Peru on June - 08.   

1625  On June - 08 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 this day in history prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard   

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

1661  On June - 08 john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39   

1663  Battle at Amegical: English & Portugese fleet beats Spanish on June - 08.   

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

1688  Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on this day in history.   

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

1694  English troop landing at Brest attack (300 killed) on June - 08.   

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  On this day in history jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

1724  On June - 08 john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

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1318  On June - 08 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 June - 08.   

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.   

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.   

1724  On this day in history birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

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

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 this day in history death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

1115  On June - 08 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 June - 08.   

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on June - 08.   

1384  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

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