Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

0218  On this day in history 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 June - 08 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  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 this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman   

1505  On June - 08 death of hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)   

1611  On June - 08 death of jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)   

1612  Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1661  John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 on June - 08.   

1688  On June - 08 death of hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried   

1695  On this day in history christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66   

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

1716  On this day in history death of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1658)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1771  Death of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (b. 1716) on June - 08.   

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

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1795  On June - 08 louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  On June - 08 felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80   

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48   

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  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  On this day in history birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II   

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on June - 08.   

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

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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