Historical Events In June - 08

0065  On this day in history jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem   

0068  On June - 08 rome Senate accepts emperor Galba   

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

0452  Italy invaded by Attila the Hun on this day in history.   

0536  St Silverius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on June - 08.   

0570  On this day in history relgion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca   

0632  Mohammed, founder of Islam, dies on this day in history.   

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on June - 08.   

0793  On this day in history vikings plunder St Cuthbert convent Lindisfarne   

0979  Louis V de Luie, crowned King of France on this day in history.   

1042  On this day in history hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

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

1191  On this day in history richard I arrives in Acre thus beginning his crusade.   

1318  On June - 08 eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II   

1376  "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on June - 08.   

1405  On this day in history richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, are executed in York on Henry IV's orders.   

1476  George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on June - 08.   

1551  Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma on this day in history.   

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

1624  On June - 08 earthquake strikes Peru   

1625  The birth of Giovanni Cassini, Italian astronomer on June - 08.   

1625  On this day in history giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1632  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard on this day in history.   

1652  On June - 08 william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

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

1663  Battle at Amegical: English & Portugese fleet beats Spanish on June - 08.   

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

1688  Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried on June - 08.   

1690  Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai on June - 08.   

1694  On June - 08 english troop landing at Brest attack (300 killed)   

1695  On June - 08 christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66   

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

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

1724  On June - 08 john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on June - 08.   

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  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  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.   

1724  On June - 08 birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on 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 this day in history.   

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

1383  On June - 08 death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on this day in history.   

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