What Happened In June 2008 In History

Famous Deaths for June 2008

• 1st » Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (b. 1931)
• 1st » Yves Saint Laurent (designer) called Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (b. 1936)
• 2nd » Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
• 2nd » Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1917)
• 4th » Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1952)
• 7th » Rudy Fernandez (actor) known as Rudy Fernandez, Filipino actor and producer (b. 1953)
• 7th » Jim McKay, American sportscaster (b. 1921)
• 7th » Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 8th » Šaban Bajramović, Serbian singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
• 9th » Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (b. 1931)
• 9th » Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (b. 1919)
• 10th » Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani author (b. 1928)
• 11th » Ove Andersson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1938)
• 11th » Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1922)
• 12th » Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey) named Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1951)
• 12th » Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1932)
• 13th » Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (b. 1926)
• 13th » Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (b. 1950)
• 14th » Jamelão, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
• 14th » Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish pianist (Esbjörn Svensson Trio) (b. 1964)
• 15th » Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
• 15th » Stan Winston, American makeup artist and director (b. 1946)
• 16th » Tom Compernolle, Belgian runner (b. 1975)
• 16th » Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian author (b. 1921)
• 17th » Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (b. 1922)
• 17th » Tsutomu Miyazaki, Japanese serial killer (b. 1962)
• 18th » Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 18th » Miyuki Kanbe, Japanese actor (b. 1984)
• 18th » Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (b. 1915)
• 19th » Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded 'Bartaman' (b. 1934)
• 19th » Bennie Swain, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
• 21st » Scott Kalitta, American race car driver (b. 1962)
• 21st » Kermit Love, American actor and puppeteer (b. 1916)
• 22nd » George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (b. 1937)
• 22nd » Dody Goodman, American actress (b. 1914)
• 22nd » Jane McGrath, English-Australian activist, co-founded the McGrath Foundation (b. 1966)
• 23rd » Claudio Capone, Italian-Scottish actor (b. 1952)
• 23rd » Arthur Chung, Guyanan politician, 1st President of Guyana (b. 1918)
• 23rd » Marian Glinka, Polish actor and bodybuilder (b. 1943)
• 23rd » Judith Holzmeister, Austrian actress (b. 1920)
• 24th » Gerhard Ringel, Austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)
• 24th » Ira Tucker, American singer (The Dixie Hummingbirds) (b. 1925)
• 25th » Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (b. 1939)
• 27th » Sasha Gabor, Hungarian-Norwegian pornographic actor (d. 1945)
• 27th » Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (b. 1914)
• 27th » Michael Turner (comics) e.g Michael Turner, American illustrator (b. 1971)
• 28th » Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model (b. 1987)
• 29th » Don S. Davis, American captain, actor, and educator (b. 1942)
• 29th » Diane Hébert, Canadian medical patient (b. 1957)

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