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

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

1383  On June - 08 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.   

1505  Death of Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470) on June - 08.   

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

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

1621  On this day in history death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)   

1628  Death of Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547) on June - 08.   

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

1688  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1727  Death of August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663) on June - 08.   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1794  On June - 08 g A Borger, writer, dies   

1795  On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  On this day in history felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80   

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

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

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

1814  On June - 08 friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48   

1831  Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history 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  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  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

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

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

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer