Historical Events In June - 08

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

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

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

0452  On June - 08 italy invaded by Attila the Hun  

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

0570  Relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca on this day in history.  

0632  On June - 08 mohammed, founder of Islam, dies  

0632  On this day in history mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)  

0793  On this day in history vikings plunder St Cuthbert convent Lindisfarne  

0979  Louis V de Luie, crowned King of France on this day in history.  

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1042  Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on this day in history.  

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

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

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 June - 08.  

1624  Earthquake strikes Peru on June - 08.  

1625  The birth of Giovanni Cassini, Italian astronomer on June - 08.  

1625  On June - 08 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  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 June - 08 english troop landing at Brest attack (300 killed)  

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

1711  On June - 08 katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61  

1722  On June - 08 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  On this day in history birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)  

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

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 June - 08 birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer  

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

0218  On this day in history opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54  

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  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on this day in history.  

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.