Historical Events In June - 08

1944  FO K.O.Moore pilot of a liberator bomber sunk two U-Boats off the coast of France on June - 08.   

1944  On June - 08 1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy   

1946  "Lute Song" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 142 performances on June - 08.   

1947  Lassie makes its broadcast debut on the ABC radio network on this day in history.   

1947  Tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56 on June - 08.   

1948  On this day in history "The Milton Berle Show" premiers on NBC TV   

1948  John Rudder becomes first negro commissioned officer in US marines on this day in history.   

1948  "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1948  Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69 on June - 08.   

1949  Siam changes name to Thailand on June - 08.   

1950  General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area, World War Two, made a Field Marshal, the only Australian appointment to this rank in Australian military history on this day in history.   

1950  Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) on June - 08.   

1952  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Women's Golf Open   

1953  Cluster of 6 tornaodes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 on this day in history.   

1953  Panmunjon negotiators sign agreement on POWs on this day in history.   

1953  Segregated lunch counters in DC forbidden by Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history tornadoes kill 110 in Mich &Ohio   

1953  Cluster of 6 tornadoes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 on June - 08.   

1953  Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68 on June - 08.   

1954  Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax   

1956  On this day in history lim Yem Hock forms Singapore govt   

1958  4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright on June - 08.   

1959  On June - 08 x-15 makes first unpowered flight, from a B-52 at 11,500 m   

1959  On this day in history 1st official "missile mail" lands (Jacksonville, Fla)   

1960  First date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" on June - 08.   

1960  1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" on June - 08.   

1961  On June - 08 english prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley   

1962  Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8) on June - 08.   

1963  On this day in history "Mr President" closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances   

1965  US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1965  USSR launches Luna 6; missed Moon on this day in history.   

1967  On June - 08 34 U.S. servicemen are killed when Israeli warplanes mistakenly attack the Navy ship Liberty stationed in the Mediterranean.   

1967  The birth of Frank LLoyd Wright, American architect 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  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  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on June - 08.   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.   

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On June - 08 death of hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth   

1115  On June - 08 peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

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 June - 08.   

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on June - 08.