Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In June - 08
Friday, 28 February 2025
1967 On June - 08 elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74 
1968 On this day in history gary Puckett &The Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"
1968 James Earl Ray, suspected of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr., is captured at the London Airport on June - 08.
1968 On June - 08 new colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
1968 Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash" on June - 08.
1969 On this day in history rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
1969 Spain closes its border with Gibraltar on June - 08.
1969 Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 on this day in history.
1972 On June - 08 n Chernykh discovers asteroid #3230
1972 Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68 on June - 08.
1973 Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1975 2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35 on this day in history.
1975 USSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing on June - 08.
1975 On June - 08 william F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
1979 The Source, first computer public information service, goes online on June - 08.
1979 Wings release "Back to the Egg" album on this day in history.
1979 Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79 on this day in history.
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 this day in history gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88
1986 On June - 08 alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria
1986 On June - 08 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 June - 08.
1990 Czechoslovakia's first free elections in 44 years on this day in history.
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 On June - 08 beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51
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 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 On this day in history juan Carlos Ongania, pres of Argentina (1966-70), dies
1996 On June - 08 barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70
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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