Historical Events In June - 08

1944  On June - 08 fO K.O.Moore pilot of a liberator bomber sunk two U-Boats off the coast of France   

1944  On this day in history 1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy   

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

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

1947  On this day in history tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56   

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

1948  On this day in history john Rudder becomes first negro commissioned officer in US marines   

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

1948  On June - 08 franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69   

1949  Siam changes name to Thailand on June - 08.   

1950  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 on this day in history.   

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

1952  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Women's Golf Open on this day in history.   

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

1953  On June - 08 panmunjon negotiators sign agreement on POWs   

1953  On June - 08 segregated lunch counters in DC forbidden by Supreme Court   

1953  On June - 08 tornadoes kill 110 in Mich &Ohio   

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

1953  On June - 08 godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68   

1954  On June - 08 alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41   

1955  Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history lim Yem Hock forms Singapore govt   

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

1959  On June - 08 x-15 makes first unpowered flight, from a B-52 at 11,500 m   

1959  On this day in history 1st official "missile mail" lands (Jacksonville, Fla)   

1960  First date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" on June - 08.   

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

1961  English prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley on this day in history.   

1962  Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8) on this day in history.   

1963  "Mr President" closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances on this day in history.   

1965  US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1965  USSR launches Luna 6; missed Moon on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history 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  On June - 08 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 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  On June - 08 birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

1722  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer was born on June - 08.   

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

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

0218  On this day in history opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54   

0632  On June - 08 mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)   

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  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  Death of Kanami, Japanese actor (b. 1333) on June - 08.   

1476  Death of George Neville, English archbishop and statesman on June - 08.