Deaths on 8 June
2000s
Ramoji Rao
2024
Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer (1936–2024)
Chet Walker
2024
American basketball player (1940–2024)
Pat Robertson
2023
American media mogul and minister (1930–2023)
Paula Rego
2022
Portuguese visual artist (1935–2022)
Andre Matos
2019
Brazilian singer and musician (1971–2019)
Anthony Bourdain
2018
American chef and travel documentarian (1956–2018)
Chea Sim
2015
Cambodian politician (1932–2015)
Alexander Imich
2014
Polish–American scientist (1903–2014)
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura
2014
Japanese prince (1948–2014)
Paul Cellucci
2013
American lawyer and politician (1948–2013)
Yoram Kaniuk
2013
Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic (1930–2013)
Taufiq Kiemas
2013
Indonesian politician (1942–2013)
Charles E. M. Pearce
2012
New Zealand/Australian mathematician
Ghassan Tueni
2012
Lebanese journalist and politician (1926–2012)
Denise Narcisse-Mair
2010
Canadian musician (1940–2010)
Omar Bongo
2009
President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009
Jaxon (cartoonist)
2006
American cartoonist
Matta El Meskeen
2006
Egyptian Coptic Orthodox monk
Charles Hyder
2004
American astrophysicist and dissident
Mack Jones
2004
American baseball player (1938–2004)
Alex de Renzy
2001
American pornographic film director and producer (1935–2001)
Frédéric Dard
2000
French crime writer
1900s
Sani Abacha
1998
Military head of state of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998
Maria Reiche
1998
Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator (1903–1998)
George Turner (writer)
1997
Australian writer
Karen Wetterhahn
1997
American chemist (1948–1997)
Juan Carlos Onganía
1995
35th President of Argentina
Alexander Iolas
1987
Greek-American art collector (1908–1987)
Gordon Jacob
1984
English composer (1895–1984)
Satchel Paige
1982
American baseball player and coach (1906–1982)
Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe
1976
Norwegian zoologist
J. I. Rodale
1971
Publisher and author
Abraham Maslow
1970
American psychologist (1908–1970)
Arunachalam Mahadeva
1969
Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat
Robert Taylor (American actor)
1969
American actor (1911–1969)
Elizabeth Enright
1968
American writer (1907–1968)
Ludovico Scarfiotti
1968
Italian racing driver (1933–1968)
Anton Melik
1966
Marie Laurencin
1956
French painter, poet and printmaker
Eugène Fiset
1951
Canadian politician
Cora Agnes Benneson
1919
American attorney (1851–1919)
Emily Davison
1913
English suffragette and militant activist (1872–1913)
1800s
Mary of the Divine Heart
1899
19th-century German religious sister
Gerard Manley Hopkins
1889
English poet and Catholic priest (1844–1889)
Ignace Bourget
1885
Canadian Roman Catholic priest
George Sand
1876
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
Cochise
1874
Apache tribe chief (c. 1805–1874)
Douglas William Jerrold
1857
English dramatist and writer (1803–1857)
Rodolphe Töpffer
1846
Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist (1799–1846
Andrew Jackson
1845
President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
Gian Domenico Romagnosi
1835
Italian philosopher, economist and jurist (1761–1835)
Sarah Siddons
1831
Welsh-born actress (1755–1831)
Thomas Paine
1809
American philosopher and author (1737–1809)
Before 1800
Louis XVII
1795
Heir to the French throne (1785–1795)
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
1771
British politician (1716–1771)
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
1768
German art historian (1717–1768)
August Hermann Francke
1727
German clergyman and theologian (1663–1727)
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1716
Elector Palatine from 1690 to 1716
Sophia of Hanover
1714
Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698
Tokugawa Iemitsu
1651
Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military leader of Japan from 1623 to 1651
Rudolph Goclenius
1628
German philosopher
Anne de Xainctonge
1621
French religious sister
Hans Leo Hassler
1612
German composer (1564–1612)
Jean Bertaut
1611
French poet
Edward Fortunatus
1600
German nobleman
Hongzhi Emperor
1505
Emperor of China from 1487 to 1505
George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly
1501
Scottish nobleman and Chancellor of Scotland
Elizabeth Woodville
1492
Queen of England (1464–70, 1471–83)
George Neville (bishop)
1476
Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England (c.1432–1476)
Richard Scrope (bishop)
1405
English archbishop and rebel (c.1350–1405)
Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk
1405
English nobleman (1385–1405)
Kan'ami
1384
Japanese Noh actor (1333–1384)
Thomas Ros, 4th Baron Ros
1383
English nobleman (1335–1384)
Edward the Black Prince
1376
Heir of the English throne (1330–1376)
Beatrice Portinari
1290
Dante's muse (1265–1290)
William of York
1154
Archbishop of York (1141–1147, 1153–1154)
Harthacnut
1042
King of England (1040–42) and Denmark (1035–42)
Zhao Ying
951
Chinese chancellor (885-951)
Chlodulf of Metz
696
Roman Catholic bishop
Muhammad
632
Founder of Islam (c. 570��632)