Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

1865  On June - 08 joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies   

1870  On June - 08 johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78   

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

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  On this day in history johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66   

1919  On this day in history jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78   

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

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  Tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56 on June - 08.   

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 June - 08.   

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

1967  Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74 on June - 08.   

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 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  Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79 on June - 08.   

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

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

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

1987  On this day in history 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 June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.   

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

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