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June 8th
218 Notable deaths
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
Somali politician (1908-2007).
Born December 9th, 1908 in Beledweyne.
Died June 8th, 2007 at 98 years old in Nairobi.
John Mackenzie
Scottish film director (1928–2011).
Born May 22nd, 1928 in Edinburgh.
Died June 8th, 2011 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
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 2nd, 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.
John Scott Russell
British naval engineer (1808–1882).
Born May 9th, 1808 in Glasgow.
Died June 8th, 1882 at 74 years old in Ventnor.
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 (1895–1984).
Born July 5th, 1895 in London.
Died June 8th, 1984 at 88 years old in Saffron Walden.
Herman Hupfeld
American songwriter (1894–1951).
Born February 1st, 1894 in Montclair.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 57 years old in Montclair.
Henry Clay Work
American composer and songwriter (1832-1884).
Born October 1st, 1832 in Middletown.
Died June 8th, 1884 at 51 years old
Bliss Carman
Canadian-american author (1861–1929).
Born April 15th, 1861 in Fredericton.
Died June 8th, 1929 at 68 years old in New Canaan.
Alexander Imich
Polish-born american chemist, parapsychologist, and supercentenarians (1903–2014).
Born February 4th, 1903 in Częstochowa.
Died June 8th, 2014 at 111 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Aino Sibelius
Wife of jean sibelius (1871–1969).
Born August 10th, 1871 in Hausjärvi.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 97 years old in Ainola.
Fred Edward Fiedler
Austrian born psychologist (1922–2017).
Born July 13th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died June 8th, 2017 at 94 years old in Washington. [ref]
Afet İnan
Turkish sociologist (1908–1985).
Born November 29th, 1908 in Salonica vilayet.
Died June 8th, 1985 at 76 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
Prince of bourbon-two sicilies.
Born August 1st, 1838 in Naples.
Died June 8th, 1886 at 47 years old in Paris.
Mary van Kleeck
American social reformer and social worker.
Born June 26th, 1883 in Glenham.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kingston.
Qahhor Mahkamov
Soviet politician, then president of tajikistan (1990–1991).
Born April 16th, 1932 in Khujand.
Died June 8th, 2016 at 84 years old in Dushanbe.
Mimmo Rotella
Italian artist and poet (1918-2006).
Born October 7th, 1918 in Catanzaro. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2006 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
James Freeman Clarke
American theologian and writer (1810–1888).
Born April 4th, 1810 in Hanover.
Died June 8th, 1888 at 78 years old in Jamaica Plain.
Dale W. Jorgenson
American economist.
Born May 7th, 1933 in Bozeman.
Died June 8th, 2022 at 89 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Nathaniel Rochester
American computer scientist (1919–2001).
Born January 14th, 1919 in Buffalo.
Died June 8th, 2001 at 82 years old in Newport.
Per Ahlmark
Swedish politician and writer (1939-2018).
Born January 15th, 1939 in Kungsholm parish.
Died June 8th, 2018 at 79 years old in Skarpnäck.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius