1971 55 years ago Notable Deaths June 8

J. I. Rodale, American author and playwright (born 1898)

On June 8, in the year 1971, J. I. Rodale, American author and playwright (born 1898). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of June 8, one of 300 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including J. I. Rodale. Learn more below.

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.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on June 8, 1971 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 23 May 2026.

On This Date in History 300

Type Year Date Event
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Notable Deaths 2024 Jun 8 Chet Walker, American basketball player (born 1940)
Historical Events 2023 Jun 8 Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information
Notable Deaths 2023 Jun 8 Pat Robertson, American televangelist (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2022 Jun 8 Paula Rego, Portuguese-British visual artist (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2019 Jun 8 Andre Matos, Brazilian heavy metal musician (born 1971)
Notable Deaths 2018 Jun 8 Anthony Bourdain, American chef and travel documentarian (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 8 Chea Sim, Cambodian commander and politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 8 Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (born 1903)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 8 Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 8 Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 8 Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 8 Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 8 Charles E
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 8 Ghassan Tueni, Lebanese journalist, academic, and politician (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 8 Denise Narcisse-Mair, Canadian musician (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2009 Jun 8 Omar Bongo, Gabonese captain and politician, President of Gabon (born 1935)
Selected Events 2009 Jun 8 Two American journalists, having been arrested for illegal entry into North Korea, were sentenced to twelve years hard l
Historical Events 2008 Jun 8 7 people are killed and 11 more are injured in a massacre in Akihabara
Selected Events 2008 Jun 8 A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in Akihabara, Tokyo, and proceeded to stab at least 12 people,
Selected Events 2008 Jun 8 Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan
Historical Events 2007 Jun 8 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the deat
Historical Events 2007 Jun 8 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-117 carrying two truss segments and solar arrays to the International Space St
Selected Events 2007 Jun 8 A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia
Notable Deaths 2006 Jun 8 Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded Rip Off Press (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jun 8 Matta El Meskeen, Egyptian monk, theologian, and author (born 1919)
Historical Events 2004 Jun 8 The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882
Notable Births 2004 Jun 8 Francesca Capaldi, American actress
Notable Deaths 2004 Jun 8 Charles Hyder, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2004 Jun 8 Mack Jones, American baseball player (born 1938)
Historical Events 2001 Jun 8 Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan
Notable Deaths 2001 Jun 8 Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2000 Jun 8 Frédéric Dard, French author and screenwriter (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 1998 Jun 8 Sani Abacha, Nigerian general and politician, 10th President of Nigeria (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 1998 Jun 8 Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (born 1903)
Notable Births 1997 Jun 8 Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
Notable Deaths 1997 Jun 8 George Turner, Australian author and critic (born 1916)
Notable Deaths 1997 Jun 8 Karen Wetterhahn, American chemist and academic (born 1948)
Historical Events 1995 Jun 8 Downed U
Notable Births 1995 Jun 8 Ferland Mendy, French footballer
Notable Deaths 1995 Jun 8 Juan Carlos Onganía, Argentine general and politician, 35th President of Argentina (born 1914)
Notable Births 1994 Jun 8 Liv Morgan, American professional wrestler
Historical Events 1992 Jun 8 The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Historical Events 1992 Jun 8 GP Express Airlines Flight 861 crashes on approach to Anniston Regional Airport in Anniston, Alabama, killing three
Notable Births 1989 Jun 8 Timea Bacsinszky, Swiss tennis player
Historical Events 1987 Jun 8 New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarm
Notable Deaths 1987 Jun 8 Alexander Iolas, Egyptian-American art collector (born 1907)
Notable Births 1986 Jun 8 Keith Gill, American financial analyst and investor
Historical Events 1984 Jun 8 Homosexuality is decriminalized in the Australian state of New South Wales
Notable Births 1984 Jun 8 Javier Mascherano, Argentinian footballer and manager

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