Page 4: 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 this day in history.   

1888  Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer on June - 08.   

1889  Cable Cars begin service in LA on this day in history.   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG) on June - 08.   

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

1889  On this day in history gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54   

1892  Homer A Plessy refuses to go to segregated RR car (Plessy v Ferguson) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1902  Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary) on June - 08.   

1903  On June - 08 gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies)   

1905  Brian Coffey, poet on this day in history.   

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

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

1908  On June - 08 johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66   

1909  On June - 08 maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)   

1910  On June - 08 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  Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures on June - 08.   

1912  On this day in history ian Morrow, company director   

1913  On this day in history graham Watson, literary agent   

1914  On this day in history 34.7°F (1.5°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands   

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

1915  On this day in history william Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State   

1915  On this day in history 92°F (33.3°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands   

1915  On June - 08 gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, (mayor-Maarn Neth)   

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

1917  Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School on this day in history.   

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1318  On June - 08 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  On June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

1717  On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  On this day in history 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 June - 08.   

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  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 June - 08.   

1476  On June - 08 death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman