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November 8th
203 Notable deaths
Viljo Revell
Finnish functionalist architect (1910–1964).
Born January 25th, 1910 in Vaasa. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1964 at 54 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Giorgio Ferrini
Italian footballer (1939-1976).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Trieste.
Died November 8th, 1976 at 37 years old in Turin (aneurysm).
Chika Kuroda
Japanese chemist.
Born March 24th, 1884 in Matsubara.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 84 years old in Fukuoka (heart disease).
Victor Cherkesov
Kgb officer (1950–2022).
Born July 13th, 1950 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Vittorio Matteo Corcos
Italian painter (1859-1933).
Born October 4th, 1859 in Livorno.
Died November 8th, 1933 at 74 years old in Florence.
Nicolas Frantz
Luxembourgian racing cyclist (1899–1985).
Born November 4th, 1899 in Mamer.
Died November 8th, 1985 at 86 years old in Luxembourg.
Valentina Ponomaryova
Cosmonaut (1933–2023).
Born September 18th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2023 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Betty Nuthall
English tennis player (1911-1983).
Born May 23rd, 1911 in Surbiton.
Died November 8th, 1983 at 72 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Andrés Rivero Agüero
Cuban politician (1905-1996).
Born February 4th, 1905 in San Luis.
Died November 8th, 1996 at 91 years old in Miami.
Victor Borisov-Musatov
Russian artist (1870-1905).
Born April 14th, 1870 in Saratov. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1905 at 35 years old in Tarusa. [ref]
Gino Fano
Italian mathematician (1871-1952).
Born January 5th, 1871 in Mantua.
Died November 8th, 1952 at 81 years old in Verona.
Andrei Eshpai
Soviet and russian composer (1925—2015).
Born May 15th, 1925 in Kozmodemyansk.
Died November 8th, 2015 at 90 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
André Abegglen
Swiss footballer (1909-1944).
Born March 7th, 1909 in Neuchâtel.
Died November 8th, 1944 at 35 years old in Zurich (railway accident).
Lennox Miller
Athletics competitor, sprinter (1946–2004).
Born October 8th, 1946 in Kingston. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2004 at 58 years old in Pasadena (cancer). [ref]
Louis Figuier
French scientist and writer (1819-1894).
Born February 15th, 1819 in Montpellier.
Died November 8th, 1894 at 75 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
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 (1964–2009).
Born February 13th, 1964 in Barcelonnette.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 45 years old in Aix-en-Provence (motorcycle accident).
Igor Starygin
Soviet and russian actor (1946—2009).
Born June 13th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 63 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Francis de Croisset
French writer (1877-1937).
Born January 28th, 1877 in Brussels.
Died November 8th, 1937 at 60 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Sabine Bethmann
German film and television actress (1931–2021).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Sovetsk.
Died November 8th, 2021 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Erol Taş
Turkish actor (1926–1998).
Born February 28th, 1928 in Erzurum.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Istanbul (diabetes).
Gertrude Messinger
American actress (1911-1995).
Born April 28th, 1911 in Spokane.
Died November 8th, 1995 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Annette Rogers
Athletics competitor (1913-2006).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Chelsea.
Died November 8th, 2006 at 93 years old in Des Plaines (stroke).
Claes-Göran Hederström
Swedish singer (1945–2022).
Born October 20th, 1945 in Danderyd Municipality.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 77 years old in Norrköping. [ref]
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