Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on June - 08.   

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  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1376  "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on June - 08.   

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on this day in history.   

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

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

1611  Death of Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552) on this day in history.   

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

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

1688  Death of Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on this day in history.   

1695  On June - 08 christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66   

1711  On June - 08 katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61   

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

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 June - 08.   

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

1790  On June - 08 charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

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  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  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on June - 08.   

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

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  On June - 08 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  On June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  On this day in history 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  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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