June 8th
163 Notable deaths
Fosco Maraini
Italian anthropologist.
Born November 15th, 1912 in Florence. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2004 at 91 years old in Florence. [ref]
Veronica Lazăr
Italian actress (1938-2014).
Born October 16th, 1938 in Bucharest.
Died June 8th, 2014 at 75 years old in Rome.
Klaus Töpfer
German politician.
Born July 29th, 1938 in Wałbrzych.
Died June 8th, 2024 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Dezső László
Hungarian general (1893-1949).
Born July 23rd, 1893 in Budapest.
Died June 8th, 1949 at 55 years old in Budapest.
Yoram Kaniuk
Israeli writer and painter (1930-2013).
Born May 2nd, 1930 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2013 at 83 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Pietro Canonica
Italian painter (1869-1959).
Born March 1st, 1869 in Moncalieri.
Died June 8th, 1959 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Augusto Righi
Italian physicist (1850-1920).
Born August 27th, 1850 in Bologna. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1920 at 69 years old in Bologna.
Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer (1937-1993).
Born February 25th, 1937 in Camagüey.
Died June 8th, 1993 at 56 years old in Paris (AIDS related disease). [ref]
Marina Malfatti
Italian actress (1933-2016).
Born April 25th, 1933 in Florence.
Died June 8th, 2016 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Bob Feerick
American basketball player, coach, executive.
Born January 2nd, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died June 8th, 1976 at 56 years old in Oakland.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau