Famous Deaths In June - 08

1865  On June - 08 joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies   

1870  On June - 08 johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78   

1871  On June - 08 death of satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death   

1874  On this day in history death of cochise, Apache leader   

1876  On this day in history george Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71   

1884  Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 on June - 08.   

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

1889  Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1906  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1908  Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 on June - 08.   

1919  On June - 08 jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78   

1924  On June - 08 death of andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902)   

1929  Bliss Carman, poet, dies on June - 08.   

1940  Frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69 on June - 08.   

1945  On this day in history death of karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903)   

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

1948  On this day in history 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 June - 08.   

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

1956  On this day in history death of marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883)   

1965  Death of Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884) on June - 08.   

1966  Death of Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

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

1969  Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 on this day in history.   

1970  On June - 08 death of abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908)   

1972  On this day in history jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68   

1973  On this day in history eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76   

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

1979  On this day in history herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79   

1980  Death of Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900) on this day in history.   

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

1984  Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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 June - 08.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer