June 8th
168 Notable deaths
Valentin Feurstein
Austrian general.
Born January 1st, 1885 in Bregenz.
Died June 8th, 1970 at 85 years old in Innsbruck.
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghan diplomat (1919-1995).
Born March 7th, 1919 in Ghazni.
Died June 8th, 1995 at 76 years old in Peshawar.
Olive Tell
American actress (1894-1951).
Born September 27th, 1894 in New York City.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 56 years old in Bellevue Hospital Center (heart failure, skull fracture).
Viktor Petrov
Ukrainian writer.
Born October 22nd, 1894 in Dnipro.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 74 years old in Kyiv.
Prince Naruhisa Kitashirakawa
Japanese prince (1887-1923).
Born April 18th, 1887 in Tokyo.
Died June 8th, 1923 at 36 years old in Perriers-la-Campagne (traffic collision).
Pierre Aubert
Member of the swiss federal council (1927-2016).
Born March 3rd, 1927 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2016 at 89 years old in Neuchâtel. [ref]
Jean Gruault
French screenwriter (1924-2015).
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Fontenay-sous-Bois. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2015 at 90 years old in Paris.
Piero Gherardi
Italian costume and set designer (1909-1971).
Born November 20th, 1909 in Poppi.
Died June 8th, 1971 at 61 years old in Rome.
Jan Notermans
Dutch footballer and manager (1932-2017).
Born July 29th, 1932 in Sittard.
Died June 8th, 2017 at 84 years old in Sittard (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Peter Rühmkorf
German writer (1929-2008).
Born October 25th, 1929 in Dortmund.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Roseburg (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 168
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving