Page 2: Historical Events In June - 08

1740  On this day in history gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

1742  Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1753  On June - 08 nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer   

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

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

1761  British fleet occupies Belle Britain on June - 08.   

1768  Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50 on June - 08.   

1772  On this day in history the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer   

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

1783  On this day in history laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption   

1783  On June - 08 joseph Lincke, composer   

1786  First commercially-made ice cream sold (NY) on this day in history.   

1786  Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC) on June - 08.   

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

1790  On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on June - 08.   

1795  On June - 08 louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

1796  Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80 on June - 08.   

1803  On this day in history joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80   

1804  Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC) on June - 08.   

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72   

1810  The birth of Robert Schumann, German composer on June - 08.   

1812  On June - 08 robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)   

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

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

1814  On June - 08 friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48   

1815  On June - 08 39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation   

1815  39 German states unite under Act of Confederation on this day in history.   

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

1824  Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec on this day in history.   

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

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on June - 08.   

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

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1042  On this day in history death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

1115  On this day in history 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  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.   

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on June - 08.