Page 3: Historical Events In June - 08

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

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

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

1831  Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 on June - 08.   

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

1834  On this day in history george Garrett, composer   

1837  On June - 08 jan Kleczynski, composer   

1845  On June - 08 andrew Jackson, seventh US president, dies in Nashville.   

1845  Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78 on June - 08.   

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

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

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

1856  On this day in history pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island   

1856  Natalia Janotha, composer on June - 08.   

1858  On this day in history 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 June - 08.   

1862  Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia on June - 08.   

1865  Tristanderl und Zusholde, premieres on this day in history.   

1865  Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim)   

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

1869  Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner (it sucks) on this day in history.   

1870  Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1625  On June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

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

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.   

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

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.   

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

0632  On June - 08 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 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 June - 08.   

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on June - 08.   

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.   

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