Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

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

1870  Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1871  Death of Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death on June - 08.   

1874  On this day in history death of cochise, Apache leader   

1876  George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 on June - 08.   

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

1885  On June - 08 death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)   

1889  Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on June - 08.   

1906  On this day in history christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65   

1908  Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 on June - 08.   

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  Bliss Carman, poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

1945  Death of Karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903) on June - 08.   

1947  On this day in history tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56   

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  Death of Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 on June - 08.   

1956  On June - 08 death of marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883)   

1965  On June - 08 death of edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)   

1966  On this day in history death of anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)   

1967  On June - 08 elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74   

1969  Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1972  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76   

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

1979  Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history death of ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900)   

1982  On June - 08 [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75   

1984  Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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 June - 08.   

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  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 this day in history birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

1724  On June - 08 birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on June - 08.