Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

1865  Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies on this day in history.   

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

1871  On June - 08 death of satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death   

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

1876  On June - 08 george Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71   

1884  Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 on June - 08.   

1885  Death of Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799) on this day in history.   

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

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 June - 08.   

1924  On June - 08 death of andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902)   

1929  On June - 08 bliss Carman, poet, dies   

1940  Frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69 on June - 08.   

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  On this day in history franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69   

1951  Death of Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874) on June - 08.   

1953  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74   

1969  On this day in history robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57   

1970  On this day in history death of abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908)   

1972  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68 on June - 08.   

1973  Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76 on June - 08.   

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

1982  On this day in history [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75   

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

1987  On June - 08 death of yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33   

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1318  On this day in history birth of eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II   

1625  On this day in history birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  On June - 08 birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

1671  On June - 08 birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.   

1722  On June - 08 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.