John Nelson

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, world champion.

Born June 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Chicago.

Leo Lemešić

Croatian footballer (1908-1978).

Born June 8th, 1908 in Sinj.

Died August 5th, 1978 at 70 years old in Split.

Ara Shiraz

Armenian sculptor (1941-2014).

Born June 8th, 1941 in Yerevan.

Died March 18th, 2014 at 72 years old in Yerevan (stroke).

Aloys Van de Vyvere

Belgian former prime minister (1871-1961).

Born June 8th, 1871 in Tielt.

Died October 22nd, 1961 at 90 years old in Paris.

Tina Khidasheli

Georgian politician and lawyer.

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

Nikolay Balboshin

Olympic wrestler.

Born June 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Potsdam.

Horst Wolter

German footballer.

Born June 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Berlin.

Frank Riley

American writer.

Born June 8th, 1915 in Hibbing.

Died April 24th, 1996 at 80 years old in Manhattan Beach.

Maurice Barrier

French actor (1932 – 2020).

Born June 8th, 1932 in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe. ^[ref]

Died April 12th, 2020 at 87 years old in Montbard (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Toivo Antikainen

Finnish politician.

Born June 8th, 1898 in Helsinki.

Died October 4th, 1941 at 43 years old in Arkhangelsk.