Historical Events In June - 08

1887  A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea on this day in history.   

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

1888  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 June - 08 1st car is stolen   

1896  Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross) on June - 08.   

1900  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the 6 Napoleons" (BG)   

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 6 Napoleons" (BG) on this day in history.   

1900  Herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general) on June - 08.   

1902  Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies)   

1905  Brian Coffey, poet on this day in history.   

1906  Charles Janssens, Belgium, actor (Mira, Malpertuis) on this day in history.   

1906  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65 on June - 08.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.   

1912  On June - 08 ian Morrow, company director   

1913  Graham Watson, literary agent on this day in history.   

1914  34.7°F (1.5°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands on June - 08.   

1914  Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1915  William Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State on June - 08.   

1915  On this day in history 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 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  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  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

0218  On June - 08 opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

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 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 this day in history.   

1384  On June - 08 death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman