Page 3: Historical Events In June - 08

1824  On June - 08 james Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1829  1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London, opens in Liverpool on this day in history.   

1829  John Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release) on this day in history.   

1831  On June - 08 sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75   

1834  HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn on June - 08.   

1834  On this day in history george Garrett, composer   

1837  On June - 08 jan Kleczynski, composer   

1845  Andrew Jackson, seventh US president, dies in Nashville on June - 08.   

1845  Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78 on June - 08.   

1846  On this day in history battle at Gwanga: British troops beat Bantu   

1847  On June - 08 ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)   

1849  On June - 08 juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)   

1856  Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island on this day in history.   

1856  On June - 08 natalia Janotha, composer   

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

1861  On June - 08 people of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union   

1861  Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy on June - 08.   

1862  Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia on June - 08.   

1865  On this day in history tristanderl und Zusholde, premieres   

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

1867  On June - 08 frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim)   

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

1869  On June - 08 ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner (it sucks)   

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

1871  Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death on June - 08.   

1872  Congress endorses penny post card on this day in history.   

1874  On June - 08 cochise, Apache leader   

1875  A Borrelly discovers asteroid #146 Lucina on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history george Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71   

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

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

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on this day in history.   

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on June - 08.   

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on June - 08.   

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

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on this day in history.   

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

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  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

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