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 June - 08.   

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.   

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

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

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

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.   

1740  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

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

1745  Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1753  On June - 08 birth of nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer   

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  Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer was born on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history birth of robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

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

1804  Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC) was born on June - 08.   

1805  On this day in history birth of luigi Ricci, composer   

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

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

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

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 this day in history birth of samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt)   

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 June - 08.   

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

1834  On June - 08 birth of george Garrett, composer   

1837  Jan Kleczynski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1837  Moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf) was born on this day in history.   

1842  John Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918) was born on June - 08.   

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

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  On June - 08 death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

1115  On June - 08 peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

1376  "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on June - 08.   

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

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

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on June - 08.