Page 2: Historical Events In June - 08

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

1742  On June - 08 omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62   

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

1753  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer on June - 08.   

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

1759  Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer on June - 08.   

1761  On this day in history british fleet occupies Belle Britain   

1768  On June - 08 johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50   

1772  The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1786  On June - 08 commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)   

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

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1795  Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10 on this day in history.   

1796  On June - 08 felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer on June - 08.   

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

1806  On this day in history george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79   

1809  On June - 08 thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72   

1810  On June - 08 the birth of Robert Schumann, German composer   

1812  On this day in history robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

1813  David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891 on June - 08.   

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

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

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

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

1821  John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897 on June - 08.   

1824  Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec on this day in history.   

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1318  On this day in history birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II   

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

1652  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

1717  On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  On June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

0218  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1376  On this day in history "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

1383  On June - 08 death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

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