Page 3: Historical Events In June - 08

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

1829  On June - 08 1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London, opens in Liverpool   

1829  On June - 08 john Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)   

1831  Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75 on June - 08.   

1834  On June - 08 hMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn   

1834  George Garrett, composer on this day in history.   

1837  Jan Kleczynski, composer on this day in history.   

1845  Andrew Jackson, seventh US president, dies in Nashville on this day in history.   

1845  On June - 08 andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78   

1846  Battle at Gwanga: British troops beat Bantu on June - 08.   

1847  On this day in history ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)   

1849  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument) on June - 08.   

1856  On this day in history pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island   

1856  Natalia Janotha, composer on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor   

1861  People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union on this day in history.   

1861  On June - 08 tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy.   

1862  On this day in history valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia   

1865  Tristanderl und Zusholde, premieres on June - 08.   

1865  Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies on this day in history.   

1867  Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim) on this day in history.   

1869  On June - 08 ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents a vacuum cleaner   

1869  Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner (it sucks) on June - 08.   

1870  Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1871  On June - 08 satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death   

1872  On June - 08 congress endorses penny post card   

1874  On June - 08 cochise, Apache leader   

1875  On June - 08 a Borrelly discovers asteroid #146 Lucina   

1876  On June - 08 george Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71   

1878  12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.5 on June - 08.   

1881  Prospero Bisquertt, composer on June - 08.   

1882  16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43 on this day in history.   

1884  Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1886  1st Civil Rights Act passes on June - 08.   

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

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

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

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

0218  On this day in history opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

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  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 this day in history.   

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on this day in history.