Page 4: Historical Events In June - 08

1887  On June - 08 a Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea   

1887  On June - 08 herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator.   

1888  On this day in history poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer   

1889  On this day in history cable Cars begin service in LA   

1889  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG)   

1889  On this day in history joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)   

1889  Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1892  On June - 08 homer A Plessy refuses to go to segregated RR car (Plessy v Ferguson)   

1894  Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala) on June - 08.   

1896  1st car is stolen on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1900  On June - 08 herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general)   

1902  On June - 08 albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary)   

1903  Gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies) on June - 08.   

1905  On this day in history brian Coffey, poet   

1906  Charles Janssens, Belgium, actor (Mira, Malpertuis) on June - 08.   

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  Maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st) on this day in history.   

1910  Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russian conductor [NS=June 21] on this day in history.   

1911  Belgium govt of Schollaert falls on June - 08.   

1911  Van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants) on June - 08.   

1912  On this day in history carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.   

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 June - 08.   

1914  Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948) on June - 08.   

1915  On June - 08 william Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State   

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

1915  Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, (mayor-Maarn Neth) on June - 08.   

1916  Francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962) on June - 08.   

1917  On this day in history walt Disney graduates from Benton High School   

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on this day in history.   

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on June - 08.   

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 June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  On June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

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

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

0218  On this day in history opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

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  On June - 08 peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

1376  On June - 08 "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

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

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