Page 2: Historical Events In June - 08

1740  On June - 08 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

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

1743  On June - 08 alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer   

1753  On this day in history nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer   

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

1759  Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer on June - 08.   

1761  On this day in history british fleet occupies Belle Britain   

1768  On June - 08 johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50   

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

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

1783  Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption on this day in history.   

1783  On June - 08 joseph Lincke, composer   

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

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

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

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

1794  G A Borger, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1795  On June - 08 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 June - 08.   

1805  Luigi Ricci, composer on June - 08.   

1806  Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878 on June - 08.   

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

1813  David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891 on this day in history.   

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

1814  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48 on June - 08.   

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

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

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

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on this day in history.   

1652  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on this day in history.   

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  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 June - 08.   

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