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 June - 08.  

1652  On June - 08 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 June - 08.  

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.  

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

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.  

1743  Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1772  Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878  

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

1821  John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on this day in history.  

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

1824  James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 08.  

1831  On June - 08 birth of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917)  

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

1837  Jan Kleczynski, composer was born on June - 08.  

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

1842  On this day in history birth of john Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918)  

1847  Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901) was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 08 mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)  

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

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 June - 08 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.