Historical Events In June - 08
Friday, 23 May 2025
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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