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  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 June - 08.  

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)  

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

1724  On June - 08 birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer  

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

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

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

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

1756  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar  

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  Joseph Lincke, composer was born on this day in history.  

1804  On June - 08 birth of jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)  

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

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

1812  Spyridon Xyndas, composer was born on June - 08.  

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 June - 08.  

1824  James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on June - 08.  

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  On this day in history 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  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  Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901) was born on June - 08.  

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

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

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  On this day in history peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64  

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  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.  

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