Page 3: Historical Events In June - 08

1824  James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies on this day in history.   

1829  On June - 08 1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London, opens in Liverpool   

1829  On June - 08 john Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)   

1831  On this day in history sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75   

1834  On this day in history hMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn   

1834  George Garrett, composer on this day in history.   

1837  On June - 08 jan Kleczynski, composer   

1845  Andrew Jackson, seventh US president, dies in Nashville on June - 08.   

1845  On this day in history andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78   

1846  Battle at Gwanga: British troops beat Bantu on June - 08.   

1847  On June - 08 ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)   

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

1856  On June - 08 pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island   

1856  On this day in history natalia Janotha, composer   

1858  Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor on this day in history.   

1861  People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union on June - 08.   

1861  Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy on June - 08.   

1862  On June - 08 valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia   

1865  On this day in history tristanderl und Zusholde, premieres   

1865  On this day in history joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies   

1867  Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim) on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents a vacuum cleaner   

1869  Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner (it sucks) on June - 08.   

1870  On this day in history johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78   

1871  Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death on June - 08.   

1872  Congress endorses penny post card on June - 08.   

1874  On this day in history cochise, Apache leader   

1875  A Borrelly discovers asteroid #146 Lucina on June - 08.   

1876  On June - 08 george Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71   

1878  On June - 08 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.5   

1881  Prospero Bisquertt, composer on June - 08.   

1882  On June - 08 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43   

1884  Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 on June - 08.   

1886  On this day in history 1st Civil Rights Act passes   

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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  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 this day in history.   

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

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.   

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.