Famous Birthdays In June - 08

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

1625  On this day in history birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer was born on June - 08.   

1756  On June - 08 birth of cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar   

1757  On this day in history birth of cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 1824)   

1759  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1805  On June - 08 birth of luigi Ricci, composer   

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

1812  On June - 08 birth of spyridon Xyndas, composer   

1813  On June - 08 birth of david Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891   

1814  On June - 08 birth of charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth)   

1821  John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on this day in history.   

1821  Samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt) was born on June - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1831  Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.   

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 June - 08.   

1842  On this day in history birth of john Q. A. Brackett, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1918)   

1847  Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901) was born on June - 08.   

1849  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument) was born on this day in history.   

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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  On June - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1384  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman