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  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on this day in history.  

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on June - 08.  

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

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  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer was born on June - 08.  

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  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 June - 08 birth of joseph Lincke, composer  

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

1805  On June - 08 birth of luigi Ricci, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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 June - 08.  

1847  Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901) was born on this day in history.  

1849  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument) was born on June - 08.  

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

0632  On June - 08 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 June - 08.  

1384  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)  

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