Historical Events In June - 08
Thursday, 09 May 2024
1967 Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74 on June - 08.
1968 On June - 08 gary Puckett &The Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"
1968 James Earl Ray, suspected of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr., is captured at the London Airport on this day in history.
1968 On June - 08 new colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
1968 On June - 08 rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
1969 On June - 08 rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
1969 On this day in history spain closes its border with Gibraltar
1969 On this day in history robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
1972 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #3230 on June - 08.
1972 On June - 08 jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68
1973 Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1975 2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35 on June - 08.
1975 On June - 08 uSSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing
1975 William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history the Source, first computer public information service, goes online
1979 Wings release "Back to the Egg" album on June - 08.
1979 Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79 on June - 08.
1982 Reagan addresses joint session of British Parliament on this day in history.
1982 [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1984 Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88 on June - 08.
1986 Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria on this day in history.
1986 Kurt Waldheim, former Nazi, chosen as the new Austrian president on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33
1988 Eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history czechoslovakia's first free elections in 44 years
1990 Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies on June - 08.
1991 Bertice Reading, Dutch actress (Moon in the Gutter), dies on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51
1993 René Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84 on June - 08.
1994 On June - 08 william Marshall, actor/director (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 86
1995 U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines, after having to survive alone for several days when his F-16 fighter was shot down on this day in history.
1995 On June - 08 juan Carlos Ongania, pres of Argentina (1966-70), dies
1996 Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70 on this day in history.
2000 Pultizer Prize Winning cartoonist Jeff MacNelly, creator of the comic strip Shoe, dies of cancer at age 52 on this day in history.
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