Page 4: Historical Events In June - 08

1887  On this day in history a Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea   

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

1888  On June - 08 poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer   

1889  Cable Cars begin service in LA on June - 08.   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG) on June - 08.   

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

1889  On June - 08 gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54   

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

1894  On June - 08 erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala)   

1896  1st car is stolen on this day in history.   

1896  Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross) on June - 08.   

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

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

1900  On June - 08 herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general)   

1902  Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary) on June - 08.   

1903  Gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies) on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history brian Coffey, poet   

1906  Charles Janssens, Belgium, actor (Mira, Malpertuis) on this day in history.   

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

1908  Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1910  Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russian conductor [NS=June 21] on this day in history.   

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

1911  Van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants) on June - 08.   

1912  Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures on this day in history.   

1912  Ian Morrow, company director on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history graham Watson, literary agent   

1914  34.7°F (1.5°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands on June - 08.   

1914  Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1915  William Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State on June - 08.   

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

1915  Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, (mayor-Maarn Neth) on June - 08.   

1916  Francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.   

1917  Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School 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  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on June - 08.   

1652  On June - 08 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  On June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.   

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on this day in history.   

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

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