Page 4: Historical Events In June - 08

1887  A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG) on this day in history.   

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

1889  Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1894  Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala) on this day in history.   

1896  On June - 08 1st car is stolen   

1896  On this day in history samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross)   

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

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

1900  On this day in history herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general)   

1902  Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary) on this day in history.   

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

1905  On June - 08 brian Coffey, poet   

1906  On June - 08 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history belgium govt of Schollaert falls   

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

1912  On June - 08 carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.   

1912  On June - 08 ian Morrow, company director   

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

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

1914  On this day in history joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948)   

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

1915  92°F (33.3°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands on this day in history.   

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  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  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.   

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 June - 08.   

1722  On this day in history birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 June - 08 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  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 June - 08.   

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