Famous Deaths In 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  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on this day in history.   

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  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.   

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman   

1505  On this day in history death of hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)   

1611  On June - 08 death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)   

1612  Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1621  On June - 08 death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)   

1628  On June - 08 death of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)   

1661  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

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.   

1716  On June - 08 death of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)   

1727  Death of August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663) on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62   

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history death of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)   

1790  On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1795  Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10 on June - 08.   

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1803  On June - 08 joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80   

1806  George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79 on June - 08.   

1809  On this day in history thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72   

1814  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48   

1831  On June - 08 sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75   

1835  Death of Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761) on June - 08.   

1845  Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1857  Death of Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803) on this day in history.   

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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