Famous Birthdays In June - 08

1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on this day in history.   

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 June - 08.   

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1743  Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer was born on June - 08.   

1745  On June - 08 birth of caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)   

1753  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer was born on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar   

1757  Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 1824) was born on June - 08.   

1759  On June - 08 birth of thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer   

1772  Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer was born on June - 08.   

1783  Joseph Lincke, composer was born on June - 08.   

1804  Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC) was born on this day in history.   

1805  On June - 08 birth of luigi Ricci, composer   

1806  On June - 08 birth of gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878   

1812  On this day in history birth of spyridon Xyndas, composer   

1813  David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891 was born on this day in history.   

1814  On June - 08 birth of charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth)   

1821  On this day in history birth of john Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

1821  On June - 08 birth of samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt)   

1824  On June - 08 birth of james Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1824  On this day in history birth of william Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1829  On June - 08 birth of john Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)   

1831  On this day in history birth of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917)   

1834  On this day in history birth of george Garrett, composer   

1837  On this day in history birth of jan Kleczynski, composer   

1837  On this day in history birth of moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf)   

1842  John Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918) was born on June - 08.   

1847  On this day in history birth of ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)   

1849  On this day in history birth of juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)   

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0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on June - 08.   

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

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