Historical Events In June - 08

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

0068  Rome Senate accepts emperor Galba on June - 08.   

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 June - 08 relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca   

0632  Mohammed, founder of Islam, dies on June - 08.   

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  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  On this day in history richard I arrives in Acre thus beginning his crusade.   

1318  On June - 08 eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II   

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

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  On June - 08 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  On this day in history earthquake strikes Peru   

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

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) on this day in history.   

1632  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard on June - 08.   

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

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

1690  Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai on this day in history.   

1694  English troop landing at Brest attack (300 killed) on this day in history.   

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

1711  Katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1717  On June - 08 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 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 June - 08.   

1042  On this day in history death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

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

1376  "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on this day in history.