Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

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

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on this day in history.   

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

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

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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  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 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 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  On June - 08 felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80   

1803  On this day in history joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80   

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

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  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 June - 08.   

1857  Death of Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright and satirist (b. 1803) on this day in history.   

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1318  On June - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

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