Page 2: Historical Events In June - 08

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer on June - 08.   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on June - 08.   

1743  On this day in history alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer   

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

1756  Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar on June - 08.   

1759  On June - 08 thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer   

1761  British fleet occupies Belle Britain on June - 08.   

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1772  The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on this day in history.   

1772  Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer on this day in history.   

1783  Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption on this day in history.   

1783  Joseph Lincke, composer on this day in history.   

1786  First commercially-made ice cream sold (NY) on June - 08.   

1786  On this day in history commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)   

1789  James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives on this day in history.   

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on June - 08.   

1794  On June - 08 g A Borger, writer, dies   

1795  On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1804  Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC) on this day in history.   

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer on June - 08.   

1806  Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878 on June - 08.   

1806  On June - 08 george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79   

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history the birth of Robert Schumann, German composer   

1812  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) on this day in history.   

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

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

1814  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on June - 08.   

1815  39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation on this day in history.   

1815  39 German states unite under Act of Confederation on June - 08.   

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

1824  On this day in history washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec   

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.   

1724  On this day in history birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

0218  On this day in history 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 June - 08 death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

1115  On June - 08 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 June - 08.   

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.