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June 8th
218 Notable deaths
Frederik Stang
1st prime minister of norway (1802–1884).
Born March 4th, 1808 in Stokke Municipality. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1884 at 76 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Marion Hänsel
Belgian film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor (1949-2020).
Born February 12th, 1949 in Marseille.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 71 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. [ref]
Lewis E. Parsons
American politician (1817-1895).
Born April 28th, 1817 in New York City, Broome County.
Died June 8th, 1895 at 78 years old in Talladega.
Alice Dixon Le Plongeon
English photographer, archaeologist, traveller and author (1851–1910).
Born December 21st, 1851 in London. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1910 at 58 years old in Brooklyn (breast cancer).
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.
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 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Sergey Gorodetsky
Russian poet (1884-1967).
Born January 17th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 8th, 1967 at 83 years old in Obninsk.
Johann Gustav Hermes
German mathematician (1846–1912).
Born June 20th, 1846 in Kaliningrad, Königsberg.
Died June 8th, 1912 at 65 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Jorge Roldán
Guatemalan footballer (1940–2023).
Born November 16th, 1940 in Guatemala City.
Died June 8th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Txomin Perurena
Spanish racing cyclist (1943–2023).
Born December 15th, 1943 in Oiartzun.
Died June 8th, 2023 at 79 years old in San Sebastián.
John Angus
English footballer (1938-2021).
Born September 2nd, 1938 in Amble.
Died June 8th, 2021 at 82 years old [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]
Willi Sitte
German painter (1921–2013).
Born March 28th, 1921 in Chrastava.
Died June 8th, 2013 at 92 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]
John Campbell
Scottish footballer who played for sunderland as a forward, 1870 (1870–1906).
Born February 19th, 1870 in Renton. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1906 at 36 years old in Sunderland.
Johnny McDowell
Racecar driver.
Born January 29th, 1915 in Delavan.
Died June 8th, 1952 at 37 years old in Milwaukee.
Jan Notermans
Dutch footballer and manager (1932-2017).
Born July 29th, 1932 in Sittard.
Died June 8th, 2017 at 84 years old in Sittard. [ref]
Don Roper
English footballer (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Hampshire.
Died June 8th, 2001 at 78 years old in Southampton.
Mykola Kolessa
Ukrainian composer and conductor (1903–2006).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Sambir. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2006 at 102 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Lawrence Eugene Brandt
Catholic bishop.
Born March 27th, 1939 in Charleston.
Died June 8th, 2025 at 86 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Klaus Beer
East german athlete (1942–2023).
Born November 14th, 1942 in Legnica.
Died June 8th, 2023 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ovid Densusianu
Romanian writer (1873-1938).
Born December 29th, 1873 in Făgăraș.
Died June 8th, 1938 at 64 years old in Bucharest.
Arshag Chobanian
Armenian writer (1872–1954).
Born July 15th, 1872 in Beşiktaş.
Died June 8th, 1954 at 81 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (car collision). [ref]
Christian Frederik Emil Horneman
Danish composer (1840–1906).
Born December 17th, 1841 in Copenhagen.
Died June 8th, 1906 at 64 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Ewa Dałkowska
Polish actress.
Born April 10th, 1947 in Wrocław.
Died June 8th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain