Historical Events In June - 08

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer on June - 08.   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on June - 08.   

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

1753  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar   

1759  On this day in history thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer   

1761  On this day in history british fleet occupies Belle Britain   

1768  On this day in history johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50   

1772  The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on this day in history.   

1772  On June - 08 robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

1783  On June - 08 laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption   

1783  On this day in history joseph Lincke, composer   

1786  First commercially-made ice cream sold (NY) on June - 08.   

1786  On June - 08 commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)   

1789  On this day in history james Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives.   

1790  Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on June - 08.   

1794  On this day in history g A Borger, writer, dies   

1795  On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1803  Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

1804  Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC) on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history luigi Ricci, composer   

1806  On this day in history gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878   

1806  George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79 on June - 08.   

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on June - 08.   

1810  The birth of Robert Schumann, German composer on this day in history.   

1812  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) on June - 08.   

1813  David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891 on June - 08.   

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

1814  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history 39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation   

1815  39 German states unite under Act of Confederation on June - 08.   

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

1824  On June - 08 washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec   

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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 June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On June - 08 "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on June - 08.   

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  On June - 08 death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman