November 8th
144 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Schmieder
German musicologist (1901-1990).
Born May 29th, 1901 in Bydgoszcz.
Died November 8th, 1990 at 89 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Pierre Bottero
French writer.
Born February 13th, 1964 in Barcelonnette. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2009 at 45 years old in Aix-en-Provence (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Arthur Vierendeel
Civil engineer (1852-1940).
Born April 10th, 1852 in Leuven.
Died November 8th, 1940 at 88 years old in Uccle.
Erol Taş
Turkish actor.
Born February 28th, 1928 in Erzurum.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Istanbul (diabetes).
Annette Rogers
Athletics competitor (1913-2006).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Chicago.
Died November 8th, 2006 at 93 years old in Des Plaines (stroke).
Fusakichi Ōmori
Japanese seismologist.
Born October 30th, 1868 in Fukui.
Died November 8th, 1923 at 55 years old in Tokyo.
Igor Starygin
Soviet and russian actor.
Born June 13th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 63 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Roger Grenier
French writer, journalist and radio animator.
Born September 19th, 1919 in Caen. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2017 at 98 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Medina Dixon
American basketball player.
Born November 2nd, 1962 in Boston.
Died November 8th, 2021 at 59 years old [ref]
Emma Gramatica
Italian actress.
Born October 25th, 1874 in Fidenza. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1965 at 91 years old in Rome, Lido di Ostia, Latium. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 144
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams