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 this day in history.   

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

1115  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)   

1612  Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1621  On June - 08 death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)   

1628  On June - 08 death of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)   

1661  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658) on this day in history.   

1727  On June - 08 death of august Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (b. 1663)   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1795  Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10 on June - 08.   

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1806  On this day in history george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79   

1809  On June - 08 thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72   

1814  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on June - 08.   

1831  On June - 08 sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75   

1835  On June - 08 death of gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761)   

1845  On June - 08 andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78   

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

1717  On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

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

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.   

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