Notable people who died on June 8 include: Muhammad, Chlodulf, Zhao Ying, Harthacnut, William of York.

Notable Deaths on June 8

Q: What is George Montagu-Dunk known for?

George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1716)

80 people 632 – 2024

June 8 has seen 80 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 632 – 2024. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.

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1771 — George Montagu-Dunk

2nd Earl of Halifax, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1716)

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Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies"

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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax was a British statesman of the Georgian era

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President of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761, he aided the foundation of Nova Scotia, 1749, the capital Halifax being named after him

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When Canada was ceded to the King of Great Britain by the King of France, following the Treaty of Paris of 1763, he restricted its boundaries and renamed it "Province of Quebec".

Muhammad

the central figure of Islam. (born 570/571)

Muhammad was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was the final prophet of God who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic…

632

Chlodulf

bishop of Metz (or 697)

Saint Chlodulf was bishop of Metz approximately from 657 to 697.

696

Zhao Ying

Chinese chancellor (born 885)

Zhao Ying, courtesy name Yuanhui (元輝), was a Chinese historian, military general, and politician of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Later Tang and Later Jin states, serving as a chancellor during…

951

Harthacnut

English-Danish king (born 1018)

Harthacnut was King of Denmark from 1035, and King of England from 1040 until his death in 1042. He was the last monarch of the North Sea Empire, an empire consisting of England and Denmark, and was also the last…

1042

William of York

English archbishop and saint

William of York was an English priest and twice Archbishop of York, before and after a rival, Henry Murdac. He was thought to be related to King Stephen of England, who helped to secure his election to the province…

1154

Beatrice Portinari

object of Dante Alighieri's adoration (born 1266)

Beatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari was an Italian woman who has been commonly identified as the principal inspiration for Dante Alighieri's Vita Nuova, and is also identified with the Beatrice who acts as his guide in…

1290

Edward

the Black Prince, English son of Edward III of England (born 1330)

Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Edward III of England. He died before his father, and so his son Richard II succeeded to the throne instead. Edward was one of…

1376

Thomas de Ros

4th Baron de Ros, English politician (born 1338)

Thomas Ros, 4th Baron Ros of Helmsley was the son of William Ros, 2nd Baron Ros and Margery de Badlesmere.

1383

Kan'ami

Japanese actor and playwright (born 1333)

Kan'ami Kiyotsugu was a Japanese Noh actor, author, and musician during the Muromachi period. Born Yūzaki Kiyotsugu in Iga Province, Kan'ami also went by Miyomaru (観世丸) and Kanze Kiyotsugu . He is the father of the…

1384

Richard le Scrope

Archbishop of York (born c. 1350)

Richard le Scrope was an English cleric who served as Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and Archbishop of York and was executed in 1405 for his participation in the Northern Rising against King Henry IV.

1405

Thomas de Mowbray

4th Earl of Norfolk (born 1385)

Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 8th Baron Segrave, 7th Baron Mowbray, English nobleman and rebel, was the son of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan.

1405

George Neville

English archbishop and academic (born 1432)

George Neville was Archbishop of York from 1465 until 1476 and Chancellor of England from 1460 until 1467 and again from 1470 until 1471.

1476

Elizabeth Woodville

Queen consort of England (born 1437)

Elizabeth Woodville, known as Dame Elizabeth Grey during her first marriage, was Queen of England from 1 May 1464 until 3 October 1470 and from 11 April 1471 until 9 April 1483 as the wife of King Edward IV. She was a…

1492

George Gordon

2nd Earl of Huntly, Earl of Huntly and Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1440)

George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly was a Scottish nobleman and Chancellor of Scotland from 1498 to 1501.

1501

Hongzhi Emperor of China (born 1470)

The Hongzhi Emperor, personal name Zhu Youcheng, was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1487 to 1505. He succeeded his father, the Chenghua Emperor.

1505

Edward Fortunatus

German nobleman (born 1565)

Edward Fortunatus of Baden was Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern and Baden-Baden.

1600

Jean Bertaut

French bishop and poet (born 1552)

Jean Bertaut, French poet, was born at Caen.

1611

Hans Leo Hassler

German organist and composer (born 1562)

Hans Leo Hassler was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, elder brother of lesser known composer Jakob Hassler. He was born in Nuremberg and died in Frankfurt.

1612

Anne de Xainctonge

French saint, founded the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin (born 1567)

Anne de Xainctonge was a French religious sister who founded of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin. She was declared venerable by the Roman Catholic Church in 1991.

1621

Rudolph Goclenius

German lexicographer and philosopher (born 1547)

Rudolph Goclenius the Elder was a German scholastic philosopher. He is sometimes credited with coining the term psychology in 1590, though the term had been used by Pier Nicola Castellani and Gerhard Synellius 65 years…

1628

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Japanese shōgun (born 1604)

Tokugawa Iemitsu was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the third shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse,…

1651

Sophia of Hanover

German nobility, ancestress of all British Monarchs since 1714 (born 1630)

Sophia was Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698 as the consort of Prince-Elector Ernest Augustus. She was later the heiress presumptive to the thrones of England, and Ireland under the Act of Settlement 1701, as she…

1714

Johann Wilhelm

Elector Palatine, German son of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 1658)

John William, Elector Palatine of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg (1679–1716), and Duke of Upper Palatinate and Cham (1707–1714). From 1697…

1716

August Hermann Francke

German-Lutheran pietist, philanthropist, and scholar (born 1663)

August Hermann Francke was a German Lutheran clergyman, theologian, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar. His evangelistic fervour and Pietism got him expelled as lecturer from the universities of Dresden and Leipzig…

1727

Johann Joachim Winckelmann

German archaeologist and scholar (born 1717)

Johann Joachim Winckelmann was a German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the differences between Greek, Greco-Roman and Roman art. "The prophet and founding hero of…

1768

Louis XVII of France (born 1785)

Louis XVII was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over a month before the start of the French…

1795

Thomas Paine

English-American theorist and author (born 1737)

Thomas Paine was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman. His pamphlets Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783) framed the Patriot…

1809

Sarah Siddons

Welsh actress (born 1755)

Sarah Siddons was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as "tragedy personified".

1831

Gian Domenico Romagnosi

Italian economist and jurist (born 1761)

Gian Domenico Romagnosi was an Italian philosopher, economist and jurist.

1835

Andrew Jackson

American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (born 1767)

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His political philosophy, which dominated his…

1845

Rodolphe Töpffer

Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (born 1799)

Rodolphe Töpffer was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He is best known for his illustrated books, which are possibly the earliest European comics. He is known as the father of comic strips…

1846

Douglas William Jerrold

English journalist and playwright (born 1803)

Douglas William Jerrold was an English dramatist, journalist, and writer, best known for his satirical wit, his socially critical essays, and his association with the early years of Punch magazine. A prominent figure in…

1857

Cochise

American tribal chief (born 1805)

Cochise was the leader of the Chiricahui local group of the Chokonen and principal nantan of the Chokonen band of a Chiricahua Apache. A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an uprising that began in 1861 and…

1874

George Sand

French author and playwright (born 1804)

Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil, best known by her pen name George Sand, was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. Being more renowned than either Victor Hugo or Honoré de Balzac in Britain in the 1830s…

1876

Ignace Bourget

Canadian bishop (born 1799)

Ignace Bourget was a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876.

1885

Gerard Manley Hopkins

English poet (born 1844)

Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – established him as an innovator, as did…

1889

Mary of the Divine Heart

German nun and saint (born 1863)

Mary of the Divine Heart, born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German noblewoman and religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She is best known for having influenced…

1899

Emily Davison

English suffragette (born 1872)

Emily Wilding Davison was an English suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and a militant fighter for her cause,…

1913

Cora Agnes Benneson

American attorney (born 1851)

Cora Agnes Benneson was an American attorney, lecturer, and writer. She was one of the first women to practice law in New England. Benneson was raised in Quincy, Illinois, to parents involved in local politics,…

1919

Eugène Fiset

Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1874)

Major-General Sir Marie-Joseph-Eugène Fiset, was a Canadian physician, military officer, Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence, Member of Parliament, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, and the 3rd Canadian Surgeon…

1951

Marie Laurencin

French painter and sculptor (born 1883)

Marie Laurencin was a French painter and printmaker. She became an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde as a member of the Cubists associated with the Section d'Or.

1956

Anton Melik

Slovenian geographer and academic (born 1890)

Anton Melik was a Slovene geographer.

1966

Elizabeth Enright

American author and illustrator (born 1909)

Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham was an American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing. Perhaps best known as the Newbery…

1968

Ludovico Scarfiotti

Italian racing driver (born 1933)

Ludovico Scarfiotti was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1963 to 1968. Scarfiotti won the 1966 Italian Grand Prix with Ferrari. In endurance racing, Scarfiotti won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and…

1968

Arunachalam Mahadeva

Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (born 1885)

Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs (1942-1946) and High Commissioner to India (1948-1949).

1969

Robert Taylor

American actor (born 1911)

Robert Taylor was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of his era.

1969

Abraham Maslow

American psychologist and academic (born 1908)

Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who created Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.

1970

J. I. Rodale

American author and playwright (born 1898)

Jerome Irving Rodale was a publisher, editor, and author who founded Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, and The Rodale Institute, formerly the Soil Health Foundation.

1971

Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe

Norwegian zoologist and psychologist (born 1894)

Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe was a Norwegian zoologist and comparative psychologist. He was the first person to describe a pecking order of hens, a discovery that contributed to understanding dominance hierarchies across…

1976

Satchel Paige

American baseball player (born 1906)

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB). His career spanned five decades and culminated with his induction into the…

1982

Gordon Jacob

English composer and academic (born 1895)

Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob CBE was an English composer and teacher. He was a professor at the Royal College of Music in London from 1924 until his retirement in 1966, and published four books and many articles about…

1984

Alexander Iolas

Egyptian-American art collector (born 1907)

Alexander Iolas was an Egyptian-born Greek-American art gallerist and significant collector of classical and modern art works, who advanced the careers of René Magritte, Andy Warhol and many other artists. He…

1987

Juan Carlos Onganía

Argentine general and politician, 35th President of Argentina (born 1914)

Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo was President of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as dictator after toppling the president Arturo Illia in a coup d'état self-named "Argentine Revolution".

1995

George Turner

Australian author and critic (born 1916)

George Reginald Turner was an Australian writer and critic, best known for the science fiction novels written in the later part of his career. His first science fiction story and novel appeared in 1978, when he was in…

1997

Karen Wetterhahn

American chemist and academic (born 1948)

Karen Elizabeth Wetterhahn, also known as Karen Wetterhahn Jennette, was an American professor of chemistry at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, who specialized in toxic metal exposure. She died of mercury…

1997

Sani Abacha

Nigerian general and politician, 10th President of Nigeria (born 1943)

Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria as military head of state from 1993, following a palace coup d'état, until his death in 1998.

1998

Maria Reiche

German mathematician and archaeologist (born 1903)

Maria Reiche Grosse-Neumann was a German-born Peruvian mathematician, archaeologist, and technical translator. She is known for her research into the Nazca Lines, which she first saw in 1941 together with American…

1998

Frédéric Dard

French author and screenwriter (born 1921)

Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard ) also known under the pen name San-Antonio, was a French writer. Known as an author of crime fiction and as a humorist, he was noted for his ability to blend the two genres. Though Dard…

2000

Alex de Renzy

American director and producer (born 1935)

Alexander de Renzy was an American director and producer of pornographic movies.

2001

Charles Hyder

American astrophysicist and academic (born 1930)

Charles Latif Hyder was an American astrophysicist and dissident from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who campaigned against arms race, nuclear weapons and nuclear waste, and ran for the U.S. presidency. Media coverage of his…

2004

Mack Jones

American baseball player (born 1938)

Mack Fletcher Jones, nicknamed "Mack The Knife", was an American Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1961–1967), Cincinnati Reds (1968), and Montreal Expos (1969–1971). He…

2004

Jaxon

American illustrator and publisher, co-founded Rip Off Press (born 1941)

Jack Edward Jackson, also known by his pen name Jaxon, was an American cartoonist, illustrator, historian, and writer. He co-founded Rip Off Press, and some consider him to be the first underground comix artist, due to…

2006

Matta El Meskeen

Egyptian monk, theologian, and author (born 1919)

Matta El Meskeen, born Youssef Iskandar, was a Coptic Orthodox monk. He was the key figure in the revival of Coptic monasticism, a movement which began in 1969 when he was appointed to the Monastery of St Macarius in…

2006

Omar Bongo

Gabonese captain and politician, President of Gabon (born 1935)

Omar Bongo Ondimba was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon from 1967 until his death in 2009. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), Bongo was promoted to key positions as a young…

2009

Denise Narcisse-Mair

Canadian musician (born 1940)

Denise Lorraine Narcisse-Mair was a Canadian musicologist, music educator, choral conductor, and composer.

2010

Charles E. M. Pearce

New Zealand-Australian mathematician and academic (born 1940)

Charles Edward Miller Pearce was a New Zealand/Australian mathematician. At the time of his death on 8 June 2012 he was the Elder Professor of Mathematics at the University of Adelaide.

2012

Ghassan Tueni

Lebanese journalist, academic, and politician (born 1926)

Ghassan Tueni was a Lebanese journalist, politician and diplomat who headed An Nahar, one of the Arab world's leading newspapers. Some call him "The Dean of Lebanese Journalism".

2012

Paul Cellucci

American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1948)

Argeo Paul Cellucci was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001 and as the United States Ambassador to Canada…

2013

Yoram Kaniuk

Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (born 1930)

Yoram Kaniuk was an Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic.

2013

Taufiq Kiemas

Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)

Muhammad Taufiq Kiemas was an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia from 2009 until his death in 2013. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle…

2013

Alexander Imich

Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (born 1903)

Alexander Imich was a Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, zoologist and writer who was the president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in New York City. He was born in 1903 in Częstochowa, Poland to a…

2014

Yoshihito

Prince Katsura of Japan (born 1948)

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito. Originally known as Prince…

2014

Chea Sim

Cambodian commander and politician (born 1932)

Chea Sim was a Cambodian politician who served as President of the Cambodian People's Party from 1991 to 2015 and President of the National Assembly of Cambodia from 1981 to 1998 and President of the Senate from 1999 to…

2015

Anthony Bourdain

American chef and travel documentarian (born 1956)

Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.

2018

Andre Matos

Brazilian heavy metal musician (born 1971)

Andre Coelho Matos was a Brazilian singer and musician. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaman and Symfonia. Since 2006, Matos had been dedicating his time to his solo career. In 2012, he was…

2019

Paula Rego

Portuguese-British visual artist (born 1935)

Dame Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego was a Portuguese visual artist, widely considered the pre-eminent woman artist of the late 20th and early 21st century, known particularly for her paintings and prints based on…

2022

Pat Robertson

American televangelist (born 1930)

Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson was an American media mogul, televangelist, political commentator, presidential candidate, and charismatic minister. Robertson advocated a conservative Christian ideology and was known for…

2023

Ramoji Rao

Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer (born 1936)

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao was an Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer. He was head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City, Eenadu newspaper, ETV Network…

2024

Chet Walker

American basketball player (born 1940)

Chester Walker was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and was selected in 2012 to become a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was a…

2024

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George Montagu-Dunk — British politician (1716–1771)

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Death year1771

Known forDue to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies"

Deaths on this date80 (632 – 2024)

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