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November 8th
203 Notable deaths
Jan Rosen
Polish painter (1854-1936).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Warsaw.
Died November 8th, 1936 at 82 years old in Warsaw.
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.
Rudolf Rominger
Swiss alpine skier (1908-1979).
Born August 21st, 1908 in Val Fex.
Died November 8th, 1979 at 71 years old in St. Moritz.
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 (1935–2021).
Born June 26th, 1935 in Erbendorf.
Died November 8th, 2021 at 86 years old in Altötting. [ref]
Daniel Mejías
Andorran association football player (1982–2022).
Born July 26th, 1982 in Barcelona.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 40 years old [ref]
Prosper Depredomme
Cyclist (1918–1997).
Born May 26th, 1918 in Thouars. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1997 at 79 years old in Anderlecht. [ref]
Nils Ramm
Swedish boxer (1903–1986).
Born January 1st, 1903 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1986 at 83 years old in Linköping.
Christian Jouanin
French ornithologist.
Born July 10th, 1925 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 8th, 2014 at 89 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Sherm Clark
American coxswain and read admiral of the united states navy (1899-1980).
Born November 16th, 1899 in Baltimore.
Died November 8th, 1980 at 80 years old in Annapolis.
Charles Kieffer
American rower (1910-1975).
Born August 11th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died November 8th, 1975 at 65 years old in Quakertown.
Charles Crichton
Sailor (1872–1958).
Born July 7th, 1872 in Colchester.
Died November 8th, 1958 at 86 years old in Bontddu.
Carl Bovallius
Swedish biologist and archaeologist (1849–1907).
Born July 31st, 1849 in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1907 at 58 years old in Georgetown. [ref]
Karel Stibor
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1924-1948).
Born November 5th, 1924 in Prague.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 24 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Carl Lovsted
American rower (1930–2013).
Born April 4th, 1930 in Manila.
Died November 8th, 2013 at 83 years old in Bellevue.
Miloslav Pokorný
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1926–1948).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Prague.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 22 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Zdeněk Jarkovský
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1918–1948).
Born October 3rd, 1918 in Nový Bydžov. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1948 at 30 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Rainer Erler
German film director, screenwriter, film producer and writer (1933–2023).
Born August 26th, 1933 in Munich.
Died November 8th, 2023 at 90 years old in Perth. [ref]
Vilibald Šťovík
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1917-1948).
Born October 9th, 1917 in Prague.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 31 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Ilmari Keinänen
Gymnast (1887-1934).
Born November 5th, 1887 in Kuopio.
Died November 8th, 1934 at 47 years old in Joensuu.
Karl-Heinz Irmer
Field hockey player (1903-1975).
Born July 22nd, 1903 in Bremen.
Died November 8th, 1975 at 72 years old in Bremen.
Simon Jurovsky
Slovak conductor and composer (1912-1963).
Born February 8th, 1912 in Uľanka.
Died November 8th, 1963 at 51 years old in Prague.
Victor Lardanchet
French rugby union footballer.
Born December 29th, 1863 in Desnes.
Died November 8th, 1936 at 72 years old in Nice.
Walter McCreery
American polo player and olympic silver medallist (1871–1922).
Born August 13th, 1871 in Zurich.
Died November 8th, 1922 at 51 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius