Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

1865  Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Cochise, Apache leader on June - 08.   

1876  George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 on June - 08.   

1884  On June - 08 henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51   

1885  On this day in history death of ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal (b. 1799)   

1889  On this day in history gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54   

1906  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65 on June - 08.   

1908  On this day in history johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66   

1919  On this day in history jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78   

1924  Death of Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history bliss Carman, poet, dies   

1940  On June - 08 frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69   

1945  Death of Karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903) on June - 08.   

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

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

1951  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1966  On this day in history death of anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)   

1967  On this day in history elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74   

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 this day in history jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68   

1973  Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history william F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78   

1979  Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1980  Death of Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900) on June - 08.   

1982  [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1625  On June - 08 birth of giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)   

1652  On June - 08 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer