Famous Personalities Born In June - 08

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  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on June - 08.   

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.   

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

1745  Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1753  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer was born on June - 08.   

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 June - 08.   

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

1772  Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer was born on June - 08.   

1783  On this day in history birth of joseph Lincke, composer   

1804  On June - 08 birth of jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)   

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer was born on this day in history.   

1806  On June - 08 birth of gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1824  James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on this day in history.   

1824  William Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on June - 08.   

1829  On this day in history birth of john Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)   

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

1834  On June - 08 birth of george Garrett, composer   

1837  On June - 08 birth of jan Kleczynski, composer   

1837  Moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf) was born on June - 08.   

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  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  On June - 08 mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)   

1042  On June - 08 death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

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  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