Famous Deaths for 8th June 2019

1505 – Hongzhi, Emperor of China (b. 1470)
1628 – Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)
1688 – Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried
1794 – G A Borger, writer, dies
1866 – Wilhelm Schirmer, German landscape artist, dies at 64
1973 – Gerald F. Bogan, U.S. Navy aviator and vice admiral who served in World War I and II, dies at 78
1973 – Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76
1996 – Gerry Gomez, cricketer (West Indian captain played 29 Tests), dies
1997 – George Turner, Australian author (b. 1916)
2004 – Mack Jones, American baseball player, dies at 65

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