Page 3: Historical Events In June - 08

1824  On June - 08 james Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1829  1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London, opens in Liverpool on this day in history.   

1829  John Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release) on this day in history.   

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

1834  HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn on June - 08.   

1834  George Garrett, composer on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history jan Kleczynski, composer   

1845  Andrew Jackson, seventh US president, dies in Nashville on this day in history.   

1845  Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1846  Battle at Gwanga: British troops beat Bantu on this day in history.   

1847  Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901) on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)   

1856  Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island on June - 08.   

1856  Natalia Janotha, composer on this day in history.   

1858  On June - 08 antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor   

1861  On June - 08 people of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union   

1861  Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy on this day in history.   

1862  Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia on this day in history.   

1865  On June - 08 tristanderl und Zusholde, premieres   

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

1867  On June - 08 frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim)   

1869  Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents a vacuum cleaner on June - 08.   

1869  On June - 08 ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner (it sucks)   

1870  On June - 08 johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78   

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

1872  On this day in history congress endorses penny post card   

1874  Cochise, Apache leader on June - 08.   

1875  On this day in history a Borrelly discovers asteroid #146 Lucina   

1876  On this day in history george Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71   

1878  12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.5 on this day in history.   

1881  On June - 08 prospero Bisquertt, composer   

1882  16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43 on this day in history.   

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

1886  1st Civil Rights Act passes on June - 08.   

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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 June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.   

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  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1740  On June - 08 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  On this day in history mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)   

1042  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1383  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on this day in history.