June 8th
182 Notable deaths
Per Carleson
Fencer.
Born July 11th, 1917 in Stockholm.
Died June 8th, 2004 at 86 years old in Gothenburg.
Jenny Hasselquist
Swedish ballet dancer, actress, ballet teacher (1894-1978).
Born July 31st, 1894 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1978 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Antoni Rubió i Lluch
Spanish historian and helenist (1856-1937).
Born July 26th, 1856 in Valladolid.
Died June 8th, 1937 at 80 years old in Barcelona.
Fenny Heemskerk
Dutch chess player (1919–2007).
Born December 3rd, 1919 in Amsterdam.
Died June 8th, 2007 at 87 years old in Amersfoort.
Costică Dafinoiu
Romanian boxer (1954–2022).
Born February 6th, 1954 in Viziru.
Died June 8th, 2022 at 68 years old [ref]
Florența Crăciunescu
Athletics competitor (1955-2008).
Born May 7th, 1955 in Craiova.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
Hugo von Zeipel
Swedish astronomer (1873-1959).
Born February 8th, 1873 in Stockholm, Österhaninge church parish. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1959 at 86 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Nikolay Ivanov
Soviet rower.
Born August 20th, 1949 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 8th, 2012 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Manus Vrauwdeunt
Dutch footballer (1915-1982).
Born April 29th, 1915 in Rotterdam.
Died June 8th, 1982 at 67 years old in Rotterdam.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 182
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus