Page 2: Historical Events In June - 08

1740  On June - 08 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1743  Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer on June - 08.   

1753  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer on this day in history.   

1756  Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history 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 June - 08.   

1772  On this day in history the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer   

1772  On June - 08 robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

1783  Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption on June - 08.   

1783  Joseph Lincke, composer on June - 08.   

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

1786  Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC) on June - 08.   

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

1790  On June - 08 charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1795  On June - 08 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 June - 08.   

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

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878   

1806  George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79 on June - 08.   

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on June - 08.   

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

1812  On June - 08 robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

1813  On this day in history david Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891   

1814  Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth) on June - 08.   

1814  On June - 08 friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48   

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

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

1821  On June - 08 john Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

1824  On June - 08 washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec   

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1318  On June - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on June - 08.   

1722  On June - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on June - 08.   

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on June - 08.   

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on June - 08.   

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