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November 8th
139 Notable deaths
Jean Marais
French actor and theatre director (1913-1998).
Born December 11th, 1913 in Cherbourg. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1998 at 84 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dan McCafferty
British singer.
Born October 14th, 1946 in Dunfermline.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 76 years old [ref]
Wendell Corey
American actor and politician (1914-1968).
Born March 20th, 1914 in Dracut.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (liver cirrhosis).
Evelyn Robert de Rothschild
British financier.
Born August 29th, 1931 in London.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Basil Poledouris
Greek-american composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores (1945-2006).
Born August 21st, 1945 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Rumer Godden
English writer.
Born December 10th, 1907 in Eastbourne. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1998 at 90 years old in Moniaive. [ref]
Ivan Bunin
Russian winter and poet.
Born October 22nd, 1870 in Voronezh.
Died November 8th, 1953 at 83 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Kingsford Smith
Australian aviator (1897-1935).
Born February 9th, 1897 in Hamilton.
Died November 8th, 1935 at 38 years old in Andaman Sea.
Wilfred Bion
British psychoanalyst & psychiatrist.
Born September 8th, 1897 in Mathura. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1979 at 82 years old in Oxford (leukemia). [ref]
Larry Levan
American dj from new york city (1954–1992).
Born July 20th, 1954 in New York City.
Died November 8th, 1992 at 38 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center (stroke).
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld