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 June - 08.   

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

1834  HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history george Garrett, composer   

1837  On June - 08 jan Kleczynski, composer   

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

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 June - 08.   

1847  Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901) on June - 08.   

1849  On June - 08 juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)   

1856  Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history natalia Janotha, composer   

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

1861  On this day in history people of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union   

1861  On this day in history tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy.   

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

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

1865  On June - 08 joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies   

1867  Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim) on June - 08.   

1869  On June - 08 ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents a vacuum cleaner   

1869  On this day in history 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 June - 08 congress endorses penny post card   

1874  On June - 08 cochise, Apache leader   

1875  A Borrelly discovers asteroid #146 Lucina on this day in history.   

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  Prospero Bisquertt, composer on June - 08.   

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

1884  On this day in history henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51   

1886  1st Civil Rights Act passes 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  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on this day in history.   

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  On June - 08 birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

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

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on June - 08.   

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

1376  On June - 08 "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

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

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on this day in history.   

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman