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June 8th
182 Notable deaths
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer (1901-1972).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 70 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Amos Tutuola
Nigerian writer (1920-1997).
Born June 20th, 1920 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1997 at 76 years old in Ibadan (diabetes). [ref]
Nathan Homer Knorr
Jehovah's witnesses leader.
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Bethlehem.
Died June 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Wallkill (brain cancer).
David Greenwood
American basketball player.
Born May 27th, 1957 in Lynwood.
Died June 8th, 2025 at 68 years old in Riverside (cancer). [ref]
Farag Foda
Egyptian writer, professor, and human rights activist.
Born August 20th, 1945 in El Zarqa. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1992 at 46 years old in Cairo (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ernst Busch
German actor (1900-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1900 in Kiel.
Died June 8th, 1980 at 80 years old in East Berlin.
Mortimer Durand
British diplomat (1850-1924).
Born February 14th, 1850 in Bhopal.
Died June 8th, 1924 at 74 years old in Somerset.
Naguib el-Rihani
Egyptian actor.
Born January 21st, 1889 in Bab Elsheeriyya.
Died June 8th, 1949 at 60 years old in Alexandria (typhoid fever).
Šaban Bajramović
Serbian vocalist and recording artist of romani ethnicity.
Born April 16th, 1936 in Niš. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2008 at 72 years old in Niš (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joan Hinton
American physicist (1921–2010).
Born October 20th, 1921 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2010 at 88 years old in Beijing (aneurysm). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 182
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut