Famous Personalities Born In June - 08

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

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on this day in history.   

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

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

1717  On June - 08 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 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 June - 08 birth of nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer   

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

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

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  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 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 this day in history birth of john Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

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 June - 08.   

1824  William Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on June - 08.   

1829  On this day in history birth of john Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)   

1831  On this day in history birth of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917)   

1834  On this day in history birth of george Garrett, composer   

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

1837  On June - 08 birth of moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf)   

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

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0218  On June - 08 opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

0632  On this day in history mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)   

1042  On this day in history death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

1115  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.   

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman