Page 4: Historical Events In June - 08

1887  A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea on June - 08.   

1887  Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator on June - 08.   

1888  On June - 08 poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer   

1889  Cable Cars begin service in LA on June - 08.   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG) on this day in history.   

1889  On June - 08 joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)   

1889  Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on June - 08.   

1892  Homer A Plessy refuses to go to segregated RR car (Plessy v Ferguson) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala)   

1896  On this day in history 1st car is stolen   

1896  On June - 08 samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross)   

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the 6 Napoleons" (BG) on June - 08.   

1900  On June - 08 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 6 Napoleons" (BG)   

1900  Herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary)   

1903  Gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies) on this day in history.   

1905  Brian Coffey, poet on this day in history.   

1906  On June - 08 charles Janssens, Belgium, actor (Mira, Malpertuis)   

1906  On June - 08 christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65   

1908  On this day in history johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66   

1909  On this day in history maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)   

1910  On June - 08 aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russian conductor [NS=June 21]   

1911  Belgium govt of Schollaert falls on June - 08.   

1911  On this day in history van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants)   

1912  Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures on this day in history.   

1912  Ian Morrow, company director on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history graham Watson, literary agent   

1914  34.7°F (1.5°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands on this day in history.   

1914  On June - 08 joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1915  On this day in history william Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State   

1915  On June - 08 92°F (33.3°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands   

1915  On this day in history gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, (mayor-Maarn Neth)   

1916  Francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.   

1917  Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School on this day in history.   

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1318  On this day in history birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II   

1625  On June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.   

1671  On this day in history 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  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.   

0218  Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54 on June - 08.   

0632  On this day in history mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)   

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 June - 08.   

1383  On June - 08 death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on this day in history.   

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