Famous Deaths In June - 08

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

1870  On this day in history johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78  

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

1874  Death of Cochise, Apache leader on June - 08.  

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

1884  On June - 08 henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51  

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

1889  On this day in history 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 June - 08.  

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  Bliss Carman, poet, dies on June - 08.  

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

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  On June - 08 franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69  

1951  On this day in history death of eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)  

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  On this day in history death of marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883)  

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

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

1967  Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1970  Death of Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908) on this day in history.  

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 June - 08 herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79  

1980  Death of Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900) on June - 08.  

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

1984  On this day in history gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88  

1987  On this day in history death of yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33  

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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 June - 08.  

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

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on this day in history.  

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on June - 08.  

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

1724  On this day in history birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer  

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer