Historical Events In June - 08
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1967 Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74 on June - 08.
1968 Gary Puckett &The Union Gap release "Lady Will Power" on June - 08.
1968 On June - 08 james Earl Ray, suspected of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr., is captured at the London Airport.
1968 On this day in history new colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
1968 Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash" on June - 08.
1969 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones on June - 08.
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 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #3230 on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history 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 this day in history uSSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing
1975 On this day in history william F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
1979 The Source, first computer public information service, goes online on this day in history.
1979 Wings release "Back to the Egg" album on this day in history.
1979 Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79 on June - 08.
1982 Reagan addresses joint session of British Parliament on June - 08.
1982 On this day in history [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75
1984 On this day in history gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88
1986 Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria on June - 08.
1986 Kurt Waldheim, former Nazi, chosen as the new Austrian president on this day in history.
1987 Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33 on this day in history.
1988 Eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies on this day in history.
1990 On June - 08 czechoslovakia's first free elections in 44 years
1990 Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies on this day in history.
1991 On June - 08 bertice Reading, Dutch actress (Moon in the Gutter), dies
1992 Beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1993 On this day in history rené Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84
1994 William Marshall, actor/director (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 86 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history juan Carlos Ongania, pres of Argentina (1966-70), dies
1996 Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70 on this day in history.
2000 On June - 08 pultizer Prize Winning cartoonist Jeff MacNelly, creator of the comic strip Shoe, dies of cancer at age 52.
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