Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 08

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

1870  On this day in history johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78   

1871  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65   

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

1919  Jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78 on June - 08.   

1924  Death of Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902) on June - 08.   

1929  On June - 08 bliss Carman, poet, dies   

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

1945  On June - 08 death of karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903)   

1947  On June - 08 tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56   

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

1951  On June - 08 death of eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)   

1953  On June - 08 godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68   

1954  Death of Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 on this day in history.   

1956  On June - 08 death of marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883)   

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

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

1967  Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74 on June - 08.   

1969  Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 on June - 08.   

1970  Death of Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908) on June - 08.   

1972  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  On June - 08 eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76   

1975  On June - 08 william F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78   

1979  On June - 08 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  Death of Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33 on June - 08.   

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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  William Dampier, English explorer/pirate was born on June - 08.   

1671  On this day in history birth of tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)   

1717  John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on June - 08.   

1722  On June - 08 birth of jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer   

1724  John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer was born on this day in history.   

1740  On June - 08 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer