Famous Deaths In June - 08

1865  Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies on June - 08.  

1870  Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78 on June - 08.  

1871  Death of Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death on this day in history.  

1874  On June - 08 death of cochise, Apache leader  

1876  On this day in history george Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71  

1884  Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1885  Death of Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799) on June - 08.  

1889  On June - 08 gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54  

1906  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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1919  Jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78 on June - 08.  

1924  Death of Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902) on June - 08.  

1929  On this day in history bliss Carman, poet, dies  

1940  On this day in history frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69  

1945  On June - 08 death of karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903)  

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

1948  Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1951  Death of Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874) on this day in history.  

1953  On June - 08 godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68  

1954  On this day in history death of alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41  

1956  Death of Marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883) on June - 08.  

1965  Death of Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884) on this day in history.  

1966  Death of Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890) on June - 08.  

1967  Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74 on June - 08.  

1969  On June - 08 robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57  

1970  On June - 08 death of abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908)  

1972  On this day in history jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68  

1973  Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1975  William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79  

1980  Death of Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900) 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.  

1987  Death of Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33 on this day in history.  

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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  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.  

1671  On June - 08 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 June - 08.  

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on June - 08.  

1740  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer