Nino Haratischwili

Georgian-german novelist, playwright, and theater director.

Born June 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Tbilisi.

Luigi Comencini

Italian film director (1916-2007).

Born June 8th, 1916 in Salò.

Died April 6th, 2007 at 90 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Ronald Scobie

British army general (1893–1969).

Born June 8th, 1893 in Mandalay.

Died February 23rd, 1969 at 75 years old in Aldershot.

Shūsuke Kaneko

Japanese film director.

Born June 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Shibuya.

Uri Caine

American pianist and composer (born 1956).

Born June 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Philadelphia.

Valentyn Nalyvaichenko

Ukrainian diplomat and politician.

Born June 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Zaporizhzhia. ^[ref]

Marcus Pedersen

Norwegian footballer.

Born June 8th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Hamar municipality.

John D. Roberts

American chemist (1918–2016).

Born June 8th, 1918 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died October 29th, 2016 at 98 years old in Pasadena. ^[ref]

Jaime Milans del Bosch

Spanish general (1915–1997).

Born June 8th, 1915 in Madrid.

Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Madrid (brain tumor).

Rogers Brubaker

American sociologist.

Born June 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Evanston.

Stipe Drews

Croatian boxer.

Born June 8th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Makarska.

Piotr Fronczewski

Polish actor and singer.

Born June 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Łódź.

Vladislav Stoyanov

Bulgarian footballer.

Born June 8th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Pernik.

Samuel Karlin

American mathematician (1924–2007).

Born June 8th, 1924 in Janów.

Died December 18th, 2007 at 83 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

James Goldstone

American film and television director (1931-1999).

Born June 8th, 1931 in Los Angeles.

Died November 5th, 1999 at 68 years old in Shaftsbury.

Toshio Shiratori

Japanese politician (1887-1949).

Born June 8th, 1887 in Mobara.

Died June 3rd, 1949 at 61 years old in Sugamo Prison (laryngeal cancer).

Juan Vázquez de Mella

Spanish politician (1861-1928).

Born June 8th, 1861 in Cangues d'Onís.

Died February 26th, 1928 at 66 years old in Paseo del Prado.

Amaury Vassili

French singer.

Born June 8th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Rouen.

Pantelis Kapetanos

Greek footballer.

Born June 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Ptolemaida.

Charles Joshua Chaplin

French painter and engraver (1825-1891).

Born June 8th, 1825 in Les Andelys.

Died January 30th, 1891 at 65 years old in Paris.

María Luisa Bombal

Chilean writer (1910–1980).

Born June 8th, 1910 in Viña del Mar.

Died May 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Santiago (functional gastrointestinal disorder).

Hüsamettin Cindoruk

17th speaker of the grand national assembly of turkey.

Born June 8th, 1933 in İzmir.

Died April 11th, 2026 at 92 years old in Istanbul. ^[ref]

Dagny Juel

Norwegian writer, translator, playwright, poet, and artists' model (1867–1901).

Born June 8th, 1867 in Kongsvinger Municipality.

Died June 5th, 1901 at 33 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).

Giuseppe Fiorelli

Italian classical archaeologist and numismatist (1823-1896).

Born June 8th, 1823 in Naples.

Died January 29th, 1896 at 72 years old in Naples.

Ivan Southall

Australian children's writer (1921–2008).

Born June 8th, 1921 in Canterbury.

Died November 15th, 2008 at 87 years old in Wantirna (cancer). ^[ref]