Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

1865  On this day in history joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies   

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

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

1874  On June - 08 death of cochise, Apache leader   

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

1919  On June - 08 jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78   

1924  Death of Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902) on June - 08.   

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

1951  On June - 08 death of eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)   

1953  Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68 on June - 08.   

1954  Death of Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 on June - 08.   

1956  Death of Marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883) on June - 08.   

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

1966  Death of Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

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

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  On June - 08 jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68   

1973  On this day in history eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76   

1975  William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78 on June - 08.   

1979  On June - 08 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  [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75 on June - 08.   

1984  Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88 on June - 08.   

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

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 June - 08.   

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

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  On June - 08 birth of john Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer   

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