June 8th
182 Notable deaths
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Racecar driver.
Born October 18th, 1933 in Turin.
Died June 8th, 1968 at 34 years old in Rossfeld (traffic collision).
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
Somali politician (1908-2007).
Born December 9th, 1908 in Beledweyne.
Died June 8th, 2007 at 98 years old in Nairobi.
Sascha Lewandowski
German association football player and manager (1971–2016).
Born October 5th, 1971 in Dortmund.
Died June 8th, 2016 at 44 years old in Bochum.
Romola de Pulszky
Hungarian noble; wife and biographer of dancer-choreographer vaslav nijinsky.
Born February 20th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died June 8th, 1978 at 87 years old in Paris.
Dorothy Dell
American actress (1915–1934).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Hattiesburg.
Died June 8th, 1934 at 19 years old in Altadena (traffic collision).
Louis Lumière
French inventor (1864–1948).
Born October 5th, 1864 in Besançon.
Died June 8th, 1948 at 83 years old in Bandol.
Chea Sim
Cambodian politician (1932-2015).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Romeas Haek District.
Died June 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Mikhail Katukov
Soviet marshal (1900–1976).
Born September 17th, 1900 in Kolomensky Uyezd.
Died June 8th, 1976 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Gordon Jacob
English composer.
Born July 5th, 1895 in London. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1984 at 88 years old in Saffron Walden. [ref]
Herman Hupfeld
American songwriter (1894–1951).
Born February 1st, 1894 in Montclair.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 57 years old in Montclair.
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