Famous Birthdays In June - 08

1318  On this day in history birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II  

1625  On this day in history birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)  

1652  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1756  On June - 08 birth of cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar  

1757  On June - 08 birth of cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 1824)  

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  On this day in history birth of jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)  

1805  On June - 08 birth of luigi Ricci, composer  

1806  Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.  

1812  On June - 08 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 this day in history.  

1821  On June - 08 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 this day in history birth of william Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1829  On June - 08 birth of john Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)  

1831  On June - 08 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 this day in history.  

1837  On June - 08 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 June - 08.  

1849  On this day in history birth of juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)  

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

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 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 this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)  

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

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