Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

0218  On June - 08 opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

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 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 this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman   

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

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

1612  On this day in history hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49   

1621  On this day in history death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)   

1628  Death of Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547) on June - 08.   

1661  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1711  Katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history death of george Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716)   

1790  On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

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  On this day in history thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72   

1814  On June - 08 friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48   

1831  On this day in history sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75   

1835  Death of Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761) on this day in history.   

1845  Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78 on June - 08.   

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  On this day in history birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.   

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on June - 08.   

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

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