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June 8th
218 Notable deaths
Anatole Abragam
French physicist (1914-2011).
Born December 15th, 1914 in Grīva. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2011 at 96 years old in Vitry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Antoni Kępiński
Polish psychiatrist (1918-1972).
Born November 16th, 1918 in Dolyna.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 53 years old in Kraków.
Emiliano Tardif
Canadian priest (1928–1999).
Born June 6th, 1928 in Saint-Zacharie.
Died June 8th, 1999 at 71 years old in San Antonio de Arredondo.
Carlos Quintanilla
Bolivian diplomat (1888-1964).
Born January 22nd, 1888 in Cochabamba.
Died June 8th, 1964 at 76 years old in Cochabamba.
Sergey Dmitriyevich Merkurov
Soviet sculptor (1881-1952).
Born November 7th, 1881 in Gyumri.
Died June 8th, 1952 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Leslie Johnson
British racing driver.
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Walthamstow.
Died June 8th, 1959 at 47 years old in Gloucestershire.
George Turner
Australian writer (1916–1997).
Born October 15th, 1916 in Melbourne.
Died June 8th, 1997 at 80 years old in Ballarat.
Teuvo Tulio
Finnish actor (1912-2000).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 8th, 2000 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Frederick Converse
American classical music composer (1871-1940).
Born January 5th, 1871 in Newton.
Died June 8th, 1940 at 69 years old in Westwood.
Charles LeMaire
American costume designer (1897–1985).
Born April 22nd, 1897 in Chicago.
Died June 8th, 1985 at 88 years old in Palm Springs.
Liu Tianhua
Chinese musician.
Born February 4th, 1895 in Jiangyin.
Died June 8th, 1932 at 37 years old in Beijing (streptococcal infection).
Alexander von Brill
German mathematician (1842–1935).
Born September 20th, 1842 in Darmstadt.
Died June 8th, 1935 at 92 years old in Tübingen.
Nicholas Poppe
Russian-american linguist (1897–1991).
Born August 8th, 1897 in Yantai. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1991 at 93 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Erik Chisholm
20th century scottish composer and conductor (1904–1965).
Born January 4th, 1904 in Glasgow.
Died June 8th, 1965 at 61 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).
Togrul Narimanbeyov
Azerbaijani artist (1930-2013).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Baku.
Died June 8th, 2013 at 82 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Valentin Feurstein
Austrian general (1885–1970).
Born January 1st, 1885 in Bregenz.
Died June 8th, 1970 at 85 years old in Innsbruck.
Jan Lechoń
Polish writer (1899-1956).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Warsaw.
Died June 8th, 1956 at 57 years old in New York City (falling).
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).
Piet van Reenen
Dutch footballer (1909-1969).
Born January 17th, 1909 in Utrecht.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 60 years old in Utrecht.
Viktor Petrov
Ukrainian writer.
Born October 22nd, 1894 in Dnipro.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 74 years old in Kyiv.
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).
Anfilogino Guarisi
Italian footballer (1905-1974).
Born December 26th, 1905 in São Paulo.
Died June 8th, 1974 at 68 years old in São Paulo.
Jacques Van Melkebeke
Painter, comic strip writer, journalist (1904-1983).
Born December 12th, 1904 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 8th, 1983 at 78 years old in Brussels.
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghan diplomat (1919–1995).
Born March 7th, 1919 in Ghazni.
Died June 8th, 1995 at 76 years old in Peshawar.
Anna Kern
19th-century russian socialite and memoirist.
Born February 22nd, 1800 in Oryol.
Died June 8th, 1879 at 79 years old in Torzhok.
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