Page 2: Historical Events In June - 08

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer on June - 08.   

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  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer on June - 08.   

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

1759  Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer on this day in history.   

1761  British fleet occupies Belle Britain on this day in history.   

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

1772  The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on June - 08.   

1772  Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer on this day in history.   

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

1783  Joseph Lincke, composer on June - 08.   

1786  On June - 08 first commercially-made ice cream sold (NY)   

1786  On June - 08 commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)   

1789  James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives on June - 08.   

1790  On June - 08 charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

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

1795  Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10 on June - 08.   

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  On June - 08 george Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79   

1809  Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1810  On June - 08 the birth of Robert Schumann, German composer   

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

1821  On this day in history john Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

1824  On this day in history washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec   

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

0632  On June - 08 mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)   

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on June - 08.   

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on June - 08.   

1376  On this day in history "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

1383  On this day in history 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.