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June 8th
168 Notable deaths
Sam Panopoulos
Canadian cook (1934-2017).
Born August 20th, 1934 in Vourvoura. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in London (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tony Dunne
Irish footballer (1941-2020).
Born July 24th, 1941 in Dublin.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 78 years old [ref]
Murray Leinster
Novelist, short story writer.
Born June 16th, 1896 in Norfolk. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1975 at 78 years old in Gloucester County. [ref]
Naguib el-Rihani
Egyptian actor.
Born January 21st, 1889.
Died June 8th, 1949 at 60 years old in Alexandria (typhoid fever).
Juan Carlos Onganía
President of argentina from 1966 to 1970.
Born March 17th, 1914 in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires.
Died June 8th, 1995 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires.
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]
He Long
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1896-1969).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Sangzhi County.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 73 years old in Beijing (diabetes).
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.
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]
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 168
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