Famous Birthdays In June - 08

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1722  On this day in history birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer  

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1745  Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818) was born on June - 08.  

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

1756  Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar was born on June - 08.  

1757  On this day in history birth of cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 1824)  

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

1772  On June - 08 birth of robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer  

1783  On this day in history birth of joseph Lincke, composer  

1804  On this day in history birth of jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)  

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer was born on June - 08.  

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

1812  On June - 08 birth of spyridon Xyndas, composer  

1813  On June - 08 birth of david Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891  

1814  On this day in history birth of charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth)  

1821  John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on June - 08.  

1821  Samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt) was born on this day in history.  

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

1824  On June - 08 birth of william Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1829  John Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release) was born on this day in history.  

1831  Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

1834  George Garrett, composer was born on this day in history.  

1837  On June - 08 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 this day in history.  

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

1849  On June - 08 birth of juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)  

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0218  On this day in history opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54  

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

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on June - 08.  

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  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on June - 08.  

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

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman