January 8th
206 Notable deaths
Khosro Harandi
Chess player (1950–2019).
Born September 11th, 1950 in Tehran.
Died January 8th, 2019 at 68 years old in Tehran. [ref]
László Cseh
Hungarian footballer (1910-1950).
Born April 4th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died January 8th, 1950 at 39 years old in Budapest.
Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda
Linguist and writer (1862-1932).
Born February 2nd, 1862 in Manacor.
Died January 8th, 1932 at 69 years old in Palma.
Antal Bolvári
Hungarian water polo player.
Born May 6th, 1932 in Kaposvár.
Died January 8th, 2019 at 86 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ruth Osburn
American discus thrower.
Born April 24th, 1912 in Missouri.
Died January 8th, 1994 at 81 years old in Tucson.
Teobaldo Depetrini
Italian footballer (1913–1996).
Born March 12th, 1914 in Vercelli.
Died January 8th, 1996 at 81 years old in Turin.
Paul Vialar
French writer (1898-1996).
Born September 18th, 1898 in Saint-Denis.
Died January 8th, 1996 at 97 years old in Vaucresson.
Medeya Jugeli
Artistic gymnast.
Born August 1st, 1925 in Kutaisi.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Tbilisi.
Giorgio Zur
German archbishop.
Born February 15th, 1930 in Görlitz.
Died January 8th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vatican City.
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
Swimmer (1925–2014).
Born February 24th, 1925 in Ginneken en Bavel.
Died January 8th, 2014 at 88 years old in Berkeley Vale.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia