Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

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

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

1042  Death of 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.   

1376  On this day in history "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 June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

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

1505  Death of Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history 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  On this day in history katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61   

1716  Death of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658) on June - 08.   

1727  On June - 08 death of august Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on June - 08.   

1768  On this day in history johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50   

1771  Death of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716) on June - 08.   

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on June - 08.   

1795  On June - 08 louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  On June - 08 felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80   

1803  On this day in history joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80   

1806  On June - 08 george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79   

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on June - 08.   

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

1831  Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 on June - 08.   

1835  On June - 08 death of gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761)   

1845  Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78 on June - 08.   

1857  On this day in history death of douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803)   

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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 this day in history.   

1652  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

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

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.   

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