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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1889  Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1906  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65 on June - 08.   

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

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

1924  On this day in history death of andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902)   

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

1940  Frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history death of karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903)   

1947  On June - 08 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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

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

1969  Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 on June - 08.   

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

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

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

1975  On June - 08 william F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78   

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

1980  On June - 08 death of ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900)   

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

1984  On June - 08 gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88   

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

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

1625  Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn) was born on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history birth of william Dampier, English explorer/pirate   

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

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  On June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.   

1740  Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.