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

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 this day in history death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)   

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

1621  Death of Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) on June - 08.   

1628  On this day in history death of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)   

1661  On this day in history john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39   

1688  Death of Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on June - 08.   

1695  Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66 on June - 08.   

1711  Katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61 on June - 08.   

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

1794  On this day in history g A Borger, writer, dies   

1795  Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10 on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75   

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 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  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on June - 08.   

1652  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.