Page 7: Historical Events In June - 08

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

1968  On this day in history gary Puckett &The Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"   

1968  On this day in history james Earl Ray, suspected of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr., is captured at the London Airport.   

1968  New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted on this day in history.   

1968  On June - 08 rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash"   

1969  On June - 08 rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones   

1969  Spain closes its border with Gibraltar on June - 08.   

1969  On this day in history robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57   

1972  On June - 08 n Chernykh discovers asteroid #3230   

1972  On June - 08 jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68   

1973  Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76 on June - 08.   

1975  On this day in history 2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35   

1975  On June - 08 uSSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing   

1975  William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history the Source, first computer public information service, goes online   

1979  Wings release "Back to the Egg" album on June - 08.   

1979  On June - 08 herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79   

1982  Reagan addresses joint session of British Parliament on June - 08.   

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

1984  On June - 08 gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88   

1986  On this day in history alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria   

1986  On this day in history kurt Waldheim, former Nazi, chosen as the new Austrian president   

1987  On June - 08 yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33   

1988  Eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies on this day in history.   

1990  Czechoslovakia's first free elections in 44 years on June - 08.   

1990  Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Bertice Reading, Dutch actress (Moon in the Gutter), dies on this day in history.   

1992  On June - 08 beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51   

1993  On June - 08 rené Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84   

1994  William Marshall, actor/director (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 86 on June - 08.   

1995  On this day in history u.S. Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines, after having to survive alone for several days when his F-16 fighter was shot down.   

1995  Juan Carlos Ongania, pres of Argentina (1966-70), dies on June - 08.   

1996  Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

2000  Pultizer Prize Winning cartoonist Jeff MacNelly, creator of the comic strip Shoe, dies of cancer at age 52 on June - 08.   

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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 this day in history.   

1652  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on this day in history.   

1671  Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor) was born on June - 08.   

1717  On this day in history birth of john Collins, American politician (d. 1795)   

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 this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

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

0632  Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) on June - 08.   

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

1115  On this day in history peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64   

1376  "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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