Page 6: Historical Events In June - 08

1944  FO K.O.Moore pilot of a liberator bomber sunk two U-Boats off the coast of France on this day in history.   

1944  1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy on June - 08.   

1946  On this day in history "Lute Song" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 142 performances   

1947  Lassie makes its broadcast debut on the ABC radio network on this day in history.   

1947  Tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56 on June - 08.   

1948  "The Milton Berle Show" premiers on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1948  John Rudder becomes first negro commissioned officer in US marines on this day in history.   

1948  "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1948  Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history siam changes name to Thailand   

1950  On June - 08 general Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area, World War Two, made a Field Marshal, the only Australian appointment to this rank in Australian military history   

1950  Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Women's Golf Open   

1953  Cluster of 6 tornaodes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 on June - 08.   

1953  On this day in history panmunjon negotiators sign agreement on POWs   

1953  Segregated lunch counters in DC forbidden by Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1953  Tornadoes kill 110 in Mich &Ohio on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history cluster of 6 tornadoes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113   

1953  Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1955  On June - 08 dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax   

1956  On June - 08 lim Yem Hock forms Singapore govt   

1958  On June - 08 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright   

1959  X-15 makes first unpowered flight, from a B-52 at 11,500 m on this day in history.   

1959  On June - 08 1st official "missile mail" lands (Jacksonville, Fla)   

1960  First date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" on this day in history.   

1960  On June - 08 1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House"   

1961  English prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley on June - 08.   

1962  On this day in history jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8)   

1963  On June - 08 "Mr President" closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances   

1965  US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam on June - 08.   

1965  USSR launches Luna 6; missed Moon on June - 08.   

1967  On June - 08 34 U.S. servicemen are killed when Israeli warplanes mistakenly attack the Navy ship Liberty stationed in the Mediterranean.   

1967  On June - 08 the birth of Frank LLoyd Wright, American architect   

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1318  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II was born on this day in history.   

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 June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0218  On June - 08 opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on this day in history.   

1042  Death of Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth on June - 08.   

1115  Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1376  On June - 08 "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46   

1383  Death of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) on June - 08.   

1384  On this day in history death of kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  On this day in history death of george Neville, English archbishop and statesman