Historical Events In June - 08

0065  Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem on this day in history.  

0068  Rome Senate accepts emperor Galba on June - 08.  

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

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 June - 08.  

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 June - 08.  

0979  On June - 08 louis V de Luie, crowned King of France  

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1042  Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on June - 08.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 June - 08.  

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

1625  On June - 08 giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)  

1632  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard on June - 08.  

1652  On this day in history william Dampier, English explorer/pirate  

1661  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on June - 08.  

1663  On this day in history battle at Amegical: English & Portugese fleet beats Spanish  

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

1688  On June - 08 hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried  

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  On this day in history christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66  

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer on June - 08.  

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

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1318  On this day in history birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II  

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 this day in history.  

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

1717  On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)  

1722  On this day in history birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer  

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

1740  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer  

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

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on this day in history.  

1042  Death of 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  

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

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

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

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