The following folks died on this day in history, June 8.
632 – Muhammad, the central figure of Islam, widely regarded as its founder (b. 570/571)
1154 – William of York, English archbishop and saint
1845 – Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)
1899 – Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (b. 1863)
1924 – Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1902)
1956 – Marie Laurencin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1883)
1959 – Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (b. 1912)
1966 – Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and academic (b. 1890)
1968 – Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (b. 1909)
1997 – Karen Wetterhahn, American chemist and academic (b. 1948)
2004 – Mack Jones, American baseball player (b. 1938)
2013 – Kyle Miller, Canadian lacrosse player (b. 1981)
2014 – Harold Russell Maddock, Australian jockey (b. 1918)
2015 – David Rotem, Israeli academic and politician (b. 1949)
