Famous Birthdays In June - 08

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 this day in history.  

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

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on this day in history.  

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on June - 08.  

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

1724  On this day in history birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer  

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer  

1743  On this day in history birth of alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer  

1745  On this day in history birth of caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)  

1753  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer  

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

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

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

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

1783  On June - 08 birth of joseph Lincke, composer  

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

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1812  Spyridon Xyndas, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1824  On this day in history 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  John Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release) was born on June - 08.  

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  Jan Kleczynski, composer was born on June - 08.  

1837  On June - 08 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  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument) was born on June - 08.  

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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  On this day in history 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 June - 08 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