Page 4: Historical Events In June - 08

1887  A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea on this day in history.   

1887  On June - 08 herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator.   

1888  Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On June - 08 cable Cars begin service in LA   

1889  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG)   

1889  On June - 08 joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)   

1889  Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on June - 08.   

1892  Homer A Plessy refuses to go to segregated RR car (Plessy v Ferguson) on June - 08.   

1894  On this day in history erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala)   

1896  1st car is stolen on June - 08.   

1896  Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross) on this day in history.   

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the 6 Napoleons" (BG) on June - 08.   

1900  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 6 Napoleons" (BG)   

1900  Herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary)   

1903  Gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies) on June - 08.   

1905  On this day in history brian Coffey, poet   

1906  On this day in history charles Janssens, Belgium, actor (Mira, Malpertuis)   

1906  On this day in history christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65   

1908  Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 on June - 08.   

1909  On June - 08 maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)   

1910  On this day in history aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russian conductor [NS=June 21]   

1911  Belgium govt of Schollaert falls on this day in history.   

1911  On June - 08 van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants)   

1912  On this day in history carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.   

1912  On June - 08 ian Morrow, company director   

1913  Graham Watson, literary agent on this day in history.   

1914  34.7°F (1.5°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands on this day in history.   

1914  Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948) on June - 08.   

1915  On June - 08 william Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State   

1915  92°F (33.3°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands on June - 08.   

1915  On June - 08 gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, (mayor-Maarn Neth)   

1916  On June - 08 francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962)   

1917  On this day in history walt Disney graduates from Benton High School   

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on June - 08.   

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 June - 08.   

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on June - 08.   

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

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 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  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on June - 08.   

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