Famous Birthdays In June - 08
Friday, 26 July 2024
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 June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)
1717 On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)
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 On this day in history birth of alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer
1745 On June - 08 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 this day in history.
1759 On June - 08 birth of thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer
1772 On this day in history birth of robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer
1783 Joseph Lincke, composer was born on June - 08.
1804 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of spyridon Xyndas, composer
1813 On this day in history birth of david Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891
1814 Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth) was born on June - 08.
1821 John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on June - 08.
1821 On this day in history birth of samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt)
1824 On this day in history 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 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 June - 08.
1834 George Garrett, composer was born on June - 08.
1837 Jan Kleczynski, composer was born on June - 08.
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)