Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08
Sunday, 06 July 2025
1865 On this day in history joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies
1870 Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78 on June - 08.
1871 On June - 08 death of satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death
1874 Death of Cochise, Apache leader on June - 08.
1876 George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 on June - 08.
1884 Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 on June - 08.
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 On June - 08 christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65
1908 Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1919 Jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1924 Death of Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902) on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1947 On June - 08 tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56
1948 On June - 08 franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69
1951 Death of Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874) on this day in history.
1953 Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68 on this day in history.
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 Death of Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884) on June - 08.
1966 Death of Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890) on June - 08.
1967 On June - 08 elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74
1969 On June - 08 robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
1970 Death of Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908) on June - 08.
1972 Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68 on June - 08.
1973 On June - 08 eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76
1975 On this day in history william F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
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 On this day in history death of yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33
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