Historical Events In June - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1967 On this day in history elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74
1968 Gary Puckett &The Union Gap release "Lady Will Power" on this day in history.
1968 James Earl Ray, suspected of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr., is captured at the London Airport on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history new colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
1968 Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash" on this day in history.
1969 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones on this day in history.
1969 Spain closes its border with Gibraltar on this day in history.
1969 Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 on June - 08.
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 2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35 on June - 08.
1975 USSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing on June - 08.
1975 On this day in history william F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
1979 On June - 08 the Source, first computer public information service, goes online
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 this day in history.
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 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 June - 08.
1988 On June - 08 eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies
1990 On June - 08 czechoslovakia's first free elections in 44 years
1990 On this day in history alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies
1991 Bertice Reading, Dutch actress (Moon in the Gutter), dies on this day in history.
1992 Beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51 on June - 08.
1993 René Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84 on June - 08.
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 Juan Carlos Ongania, pres of Argentina (1966-70), dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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