Famous Deaths 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 June - 08.   

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on this day in history.   

1115  On June - 08 peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

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

1383  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.   

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

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

1611  Death of Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552) on June - 08.   

1612  On this day in history 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 June - 08 john Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39   

1688  On this day in history death of hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried   

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

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

1716  On June - 08 death of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)   

1727  Death of August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663) on this day in history.   

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

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on June - 08.   

1771  On June - 08 death of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)   

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on June - 08.   

1794  On June - 08 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 June - 08.   

1803  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  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  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 June - 08.   

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

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

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

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