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  Italy invaded by Attila the Hun on June - 08.  

0536  St Silverius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0570  On this day in history relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca  

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

0632  On June - 08 mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)  

0793  On June - 08 vikings plunder St Cuthbert convent Lindisfarne  

0979  On this day in history louis V de Luie, crowned King of France  

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

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on June - 08.  

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  Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV's orders on June - 08.  

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

1551  On this day in history pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma  

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

1624  On this day in history earthquake strikes Peru  

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  On June - 08 prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard  

1652  On June - 08 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  On this day in history tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)  

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

1690  Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai on June - 08.  

1694  English troop landing at Brest attack (300 killed) on June - 08.  

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

1711  On this day in history katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61  

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

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

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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  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  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 this day in history.  

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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