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Muhammad
Founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
Harthacnut
King of England (1040–42) and Denmark
Beatrice Portinari
Dante's muse
Edward the Black Prince
Heir apparent of Edward III of England
Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk
English nobleman
George Neville (bishop)
Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England (c.1432–1476)
Muhammad — Founder of Islam (c. 570–632), who died on June 8 632.
Harthacnut — King of England (1040–42) and Denmark, who died on June 8 1042.
Beatrice Portinari — Dante's muse, who died on June 8 1290.
Edward the Black Prince — Heir apparent of Edward III of England, who died on June 8 1376.
Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk — English nobleman, who died on June 8 1405.
George Neville (bishop) — Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England (c.1432–1476), who died on June 8 1476.
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- 696
Chlodulf of MetzRoman Catholic bishop - 951ZZhao YingChinese chancellor
- 1154WWilliam of YorkArchbishop of York (1141–1147, 1153–1154)
- 1383
Thomas Ros, 4th Baron RosEnglish nobleman - 1384KKan'amiJapanese Noh actor
- 1405RRichard Scrope (bishop)English archbishop and rebel (c.1350–1405)
- 1492
Elizabeth WoodvilleQueen of England (1464–1470; 1471–1483) - 1501GGeorge Gordon, 2nd Earl of HuntlyScottish nobleman and Chancellor of Scotland
- 1505
Hongzhi EmperorEmperor of China from 1487 to 1505 - 1600
Edward FortunatusGerman nobleman - 1611
Jean BertautFrench poet - 1612
Hans Leo HasslerGerman composer - 1621
Anne de XainctongeFrench religious sister - 1628
Rudolph GocleniusGerman philosopher - 1651
Tokugawa IemitsuJapanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military leader of Japan from 1623 to 1651 - 1714
Sophia of HanoverElectress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698 - 1716
Johann Wilhelm, Elector PalatineElector Palatine from 1690 to 1716 - 1727
August Hermann FranckeGerman clergyman and theologian - 1768
Johann Joachim WinckelmannGerman art historian - 1771
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of HalifaxBritish politician - 1795
Louis XVIIHeir to the French throne - 1809
Thomas PaineEnglish-born philosopher and author - 1831
Sarah SiddonsWelsh-born actress - 1835
Gian Domenico RomagnosiItalian philosopher, economist and jurist - 1845
Andrew JacksonPresident of the United States from 1829 to 1837 - 1846
Rodolphe TöpfferSwiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist - 1857
Douglas William JerroldEnglish dramatist and writer - 1874
CochiseApache tribe chief (c. 1805–1874) - 1876
George SandFrench novelist and memoirist - 1885
Ignace BourgetCanadian Roman Catholic priest - 1889
Gerard Manley HopkinsEnglish poet and Catholic priest - 1899
Mary of the Divine Heart19th-century German religious sister - 1913
Emily DavisonEnglish suffragette - 1919
Cora Agnes BennesonAmerican attorney - 1951
Eugène FisetCanadian politician - 1956
Marie LaurencinFrench painter, poet and printmaker - 1966
Anton Melik - 1968
Elizabeth EnrightAmerican writer - 1968
Ludovico ScarfiottiItalian racing driver - 1969
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Abraham MaslowAmerican psychologist - 1971
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- 1987
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- 1997
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- 2004
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- 2009
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- 2012
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Who died on June 8?
80 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 8, including Muhammad, Harthacnut, Beatrice Portinari. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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50 documented historical events happened on June 8, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Led by the inexperienced Gannys, Elagabalus's legions defeated the forces of Roman emperor Macrinus at the Battle of Antioch. On the same day, in another year: American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battle of the American invasion of Quebec. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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