Page 2: Historical Events In June - 08

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer.   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62.   

1743  Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer   

1753  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer.   

1756  Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar   

1759  Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer.   

1761  British fleet occupies Belle Britain.   

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50   

1772  Robert Stevenson, English engineer is born.   

1772  Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

1783  Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption   

1783  Joseph Lincke, composer.   

1786  inaugural commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)   

1786  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.   

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies   

1795  Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80   

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80.   

1804  Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)   

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer   

1806  Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878.   

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

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72   

1810  Robert Schumann, German composer is born   

1812  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

1813  David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891.   

1814  Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister and Hearth)   

1814  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48.   

1815  39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation.   

1815  39 German states unite under Act of Confederation   

1821  John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

1824  Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec.   

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1318  Eleonora plantagenet: Daughter of king eduard ii/wife of reinald ii   

1625  Giovanni d cassini: Perinaldo, france, discoverer (4 moons of saturn)   

1652  William dampier: English explorer/pirate   

1671  Tomaso albinoni: Italian composer (adagio in g-minor)   

1717  John collins: American politician   

1722  Jakob friedrich kleinknecht: Composer   

1724  John smeaton: Leeds, civil engineer   

1740  Gabriele mario piozzi: Composer   

0218  Opellius macrinus: Emperor of rome (217-8),   

0632  Death of Mohammed: Prophet of islam (koran),   

1042  Death of Hardicanute: King of england (1040-42), lambeth   

1115  Peter van amiens: French minister of crusades,   

1376  Death of "black prince" of wales: Son of king edward of england,   

1383  Thomas de ros: 5th baron de ros, english crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  Kanami: Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  George neville: English archbishop and statesman