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  On June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)  

1652  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate  

1671  On this day in history 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  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  Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1757  On June - 08 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 June - 08 birth of jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)  

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

1806  Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878 was born on June - 08.  

1812  On June - 08 birth of spyridon Xyndas, composer  

1813  David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891 was born on June - 08.  

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

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

1821  On this day in history 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 June - 08 birth of william Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1829  On this day in history 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  George Garrett, composer was born on June - 08.  

1837  On June - 08 birth of jan Kleczynski, composer  

1837  Moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf) was born on June - 08.  

1842  John Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.  

1847  On June - 08 birth of ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)  

1849  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument) was born on this day in history.  

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

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on this day in history.  

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on this day in history.  

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

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on this day in history.