Famous Birthdays In June - 08

1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on June - 08.  

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on June - 08.  

1652  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate  

1671  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer  

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.  

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 this day in history 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  Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer was born on June - 08.  

1783  Joseph Lincke, composer was born on June - 08.  

1804  On June - 08 birth of jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)  

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 June - 08.  

1813  David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891 was born on this day in history.  

1814  Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth) was born on this day in history.  

1821  John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on this day in history.  

1821  Samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt) was born on June - 08.  

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  On this day in history birth of jan Kleczynski, composer  

1837  On this day in history birth of moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf)  

1842  John Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.  

1847  Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901) was born on June - 08.  

1849  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument) was born on this day in history.  

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0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on this day in history.  

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 June - 08.  

1115  On this day in history peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64  

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

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 this day in history.  

1476  On June - 08 death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman