Historical Events In June - 08

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer on June - 08.   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on June - 08.   

1743  On June - 08 alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer   

1753  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer on June - 08.   

1756  Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer   

1761  On June - 08 british fleet occupies Belle Britain   

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1772  The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

1783  Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption on June - 08.   

1783  Joseph Lincke, composer on June - 08.   

1786  First commercially-made ice cream sold (NY) on June - 08.   

1786  On June - 08 commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)   

1789  On this day in history james Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives.   

1790  On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

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 this day in history felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80   

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

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

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer on June - 08.   

1806  Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878 on this day in history.   

1806  George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72   

1810  On June - 08 the birth of Robert Schumann, German composer   

1812  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) on June - 08.   

1813  On this day in history david Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891   

1814  Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth) on this day in history.   

1814  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1815  39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history 39 German states unite under Act of Confederation   

1821  On June - 08 john Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

1824  Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec on June - 08.   

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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  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

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   

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

0632  On this day in history mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)   

1042  On June - 08 death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

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

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  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

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