Historical Events In June - 08

1824  James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1834  George Garrett, composer on this day in history.   

1837  Jan Kleczynski, composer on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1849  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument) on June - 08.   

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

1856  On this day in history natalia Janotha, composer   

1858  On this day in history antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor   

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

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

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

1865  Tristanderl und Zusholde, premieres on June - 08.   

1865  Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies on June - 08.   

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

1869  On June - 08 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 June - 08 johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78   

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

1872  On June - 08 congress endorses penny post card   

1874  Cochise, Apache leader on this day in history.   

1875  On June - 08 a Borrelly discovers asteroid #146 Lucina   

1876  George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1881  On this day in history prospero Bisquertt, composer   

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

1884  On June - 08 henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51   

1886  1st Civil Rights Act passes on this day in history.   

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1318  On June - 08 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  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on this day in history.   

0632  On this day in history mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)   

1042  On June - 08 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 this day in history.   

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  On June - 08 death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman