Historical Events In June - 08

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

0068  On June - 08 rome Senate accepts emperor Galba  

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

0452  On June - 08 italy invaded by Attila the Hun  

0536  On June - 08 st Silverius begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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  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.  

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1042  On June - 08 hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth  

1115  On June - 08 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  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  George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on this day in history.  

1551  Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma on this day in history.  

1612  On June - 08 hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49  

1624  Earthquake strikes Peru on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history the birth of Giovanni Cassini, Italian astronomer  

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 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 this day in history.  

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) on June - 08.  

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

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

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer on June - 08.  

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

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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 June - 08.  

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on June - 08.  

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

1722  On June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer  

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.  

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer  

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on this day in history.  

1476  On June - 08 death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman