Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08
Saturday, 01 November 2025
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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