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November 8th
203 Notable deaths
Alex Trebek
Canadian and american game show host and tv personality (1940–2020).
Born July 22nd, 1940 in Greater Sudbury. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Doc Holliday
Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the american west (1851–1887).
Born August 14th, 1851 in Griffin.
Died November 8th, 1887 at 36 years old in Glenwood Springs (tuberculosis).
Vyacheslav Molotov
Soviet politician, statesman and diplomat (1890–1986).
Born March 9th, 1890 in Sovetsk.
Died November 8th, 1986 at 96 years old in Moscow (Alzheimer's disease).
Norman Rockwell
American painter and illustrator (1894–1978).
Born February 3rd, 1894 in New York City.
Died November 8th, 1978 at 84 years old in Stockbridge (pulmonary emphysema).
Heavy D
Jamaican-american rapper and actor (1967–2011).
Born May 24th, 1967 in Mandeville. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2011 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Napoleon Hill
American author (1883-1970).
Born October 26th, 1883 in Pound.
Died November 8th, 1970 at 87 years old in Greenville.
Lawrence Durrell
British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer (1912–1990).
Born February 27th, 1912 in Jalandhar.
Died November 8th, 1990 at 78 years old in Sommières (stroke).
Dorothy Kilgallen
American journalist, television personality (1913-1965).
Born July 3rd, 1913 in Chicago.
Died November 8th, 1965 at 52 years old in Manhattan (drug overdose).
Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
Kashmiri politician (1905-1982).
Born December 5th, 1905 in Soura.
Died November 8th, 1982 at 76 years old in Srinagar.
August von Mackensen
German field marshal (1849–1945).
Born December 6th, 1849 in Leipnitz. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1945 at 95 years old in Habighorst. [ref]
Antonio Carluccio
Italian restaurateur (1937-2017).
Born April 19th, 1937 in Vietri sul Mare.
Died November 8th, 2017 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Dan McCafferty
British singer (1946–2022).
Born October 14th, 1946 in Dunfermline.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 76 years old [ref]
Jeanna Fine
American pornographic actress.
Born September 29th, 1964 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2025 at 61 years old [ref]
Wendell Corey
American actor (1914–1968).
Born March 20th, 1914 in Dracut.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (liver cirrhosis).
Jean Marais
French actor and theatre director (1913-1998).
Born December 11th, 1913 in Cherbourg.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 84 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
César Franck
Belgian-french composer and organist (1822–1890).
Born December 10th, 1822 in Liège.
Died November 8th, 1890 at 67 years old in boulevard Saint-Michel (pleural effusion).
Tatsuya Nakadai
Japanese actor, director, singer, narrator, and voice actor (1932–2025).
Born December 13th, 1932 in Tokyo.
Died November 8th, 2025 at 92 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Basil Poledouris
Greek-american composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores (1945-2006).
Born August 21st, 1945 in Kansas City.
Died November 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche
Sister of friedrich nietzsche (1846-1935).
Born July 10th, 1846 in Röcken.
Died November 8th, 1935 at 89 years old in Weimar.
Rumer Godden
English writer (1907-1998).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Eastbourne.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 90 years old in Moniaive.
Ivan Bunin
Russian writer and poet (1870–1953).
Born October 22nd, 1870 in Voronezh.
Died November 8th, 1953 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Charles Kingsford Smith
Australian aviator (1897-1935).
Born February 9th, 1897 in Hamilton.
Died November 8th, 1935 at 38 years old in Andaman Sea (aircraft crash).
Wilfred Bion
British psychoanalyst & psychiatrist (1897–1979).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Mathura.
Died November 8th, 1979 at 82 years old in Oxford (leukemia).
Lam Ching-ying
Hong kong actor and choreographer (1952–1997).
Born December 27th, 1952 in Hong Kong.
Died November 8th, 1997 at 44 years old in Hong Kong (liver cancer).
Abraham Kuyper
Prime minister of the netherlands (1837-1920).
Born October 29th, 1837 in Maassluis.
Died November 8th, 1920 at 83 years old in The Hague. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson