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November 8th
163 Notable deaths
Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev
Soviet cosmonaut (1941-1999).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Nikolayevsk.
Died November 8th, 1999 at 58 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok.
Paolo Bertoli
Catholic cardinal (1908–2001).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Camporgiano.
Died November 8th, 2001 at 93 years old in Rome.
Mikhail Savicki
Belarusian artist (1922-2010).
Born March 18th, 1922 in Zvianiačy.
Died November 8th, 2011 at 89 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Armas Taipale
Athletics competitor (1890-1976).
Born July 27th, 1890 in Helsinki.
Died November 8th, 1976 at 86 years old in Turku.
Mike Harris
South african racing driver.
Born May 25th, 1939 in Mufulira. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2021 at 82 years old in Durban. [ref]
Ladislav Troják
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1914-1948).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Košice. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1948 at 34 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Peter Mohr Dam
Faroe islands politician (1898-1968).
Born August 11th, 1898 in Skopun.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 70 years old in Tórshavn.
Ciriaco Errasti
Spanish footballer (1904-1984).
Born August 8th, 1904 in Eibar.
Died November 8th, 1984 at 80 years old in Eibar.
Alimardan bey Topchubashov
Azerbaijani politician (1862-1934).
Born May 4th, 1862 in Tbilisi.
Died November 8th, 1934 at 72 years old in Paris.
Charles Bordes
French music teacher and composer (1863-1909).
Born May 12th, 1863 in Vouvray. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1909 at 46 years old in Toulon. [ref]
Lyudmila Buldakova
Volleyball player.
Born May 25th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 8th, 2006 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Paolo Orsi
Italian archaeologist (1859-1935).
Born October 18th, 1859 in Rovereto.
Died November 8th, 1935 at 76 years old in Rovereto.
S. An-sky
Russian jewish author (1863-1920).
Born October 27th, 1863 in Chashniki.
Died November 8th, 1920 at 57 years old in Warsaw.
Amaliya Panahova
Azerbaijani actress and director.
Born June 15th, 1945 in Ganja.
Died November 8th, 2018 at 73 years old in Baku (cancer). [ref]
Mečislovas Reinys
Catholic archbishop, professor, and politician (1884-1953).
Born February 5th, 1884 in Madagaskaras.
Died November 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Vladimir Central Prison.
Kazimír Gajdoš
Slovak footballer (1934-2016).
Born March 28th, 1934 in Brusno.
Died November 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Rinus Bennaars
Dutch association football player (1931–2021).
Born October 14th, 1931 in Bergen op Zoom.
Died November 8th, 2021 at 90 years old in Bergen op Zoom. [ref]
Bartolomé Bennassar
French historian (1929-2018).
Born April 8th, 1929 in Nîmes.
Died November 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Kees Broekman
Dutch speed skater and speed skating coach (1927-1992).
Born July 2nd, 1927 in De Lier.
Died November 8th, 1992 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Jan Rosen
Polish painter (1854-1936).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Warsaw.
Died November 8th, 1936 at 82 years old in Warsaw.
Lavinia Bazhbeuk-Melikyan
Soviet- armenian painter (1922–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1922 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2005 at 83 years old in Yerevan.
Gottfried Weilenmann
Swiss cyclist (1920-2018).
Born March 29th, 1920 in Amriswil. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2018 at 98 years old in Brè-Aldesago. [ref]
Wilhelm Schraml
Roman catholic bishop.
Born June 26th, 1935 in Erbendorf.
Died November 8th, 2021 at 86 years old in Altötting. [ref]
Charles Kieffer
American rower (1910-1975).
Born August 11th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died November 8th, 1975 at 65 years old in Quakertown.
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis