Famous Birthdays In June - 08

1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on this day in history.   

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

1717  On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

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

1724  On June - 08 birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

1740  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

1743  On this day in history birth of alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer   

1745  On June - 08 birth of caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)   

1753  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer   

1756  Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar was born on this day in history.   

1757  Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 1824) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On June - 08 birth of thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer   

1772  On this day in history birth of robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

1783  Joseph Lincke, composer was born on June - 08.   

1804  On this day in history birth of jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)   

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer was born on June - 08.   

1806  Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878 was born on June - 08.   

1812  On this day in history birth of spyridon Xyndas, composer   

1813  On this day in history birth of david Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891   

1814  Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth) was born on June - 08.   

1821  John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on June - 08.   

1821  On this day in history birth of samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt)   

1824  On this day in history birth of james Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1824  On June - 08 birth of william Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1829  John Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release) was born on June - 08.   

1831  Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917) was born on June - 08.   

1834  George Garrett, composer was born on June - 08.   

1837  Jan Kleczynski, composer was born on June - 08.   

1837  Moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf) was born on this day in history.   

1842  John Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918) was born on June - 08.   

1847  On June - 08 birth of ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)   

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

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

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on June - 08.   

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on this day in history.   

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

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