December 8th
240 Notable deaths
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980).
Born October 9th, 1940 in Liverpool Maternity Hospital.
Died December 8th, 1980 at 40 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
Juice WRLD
American rapper and singer (1998–2019).
Born December 2nd, 1998 in Chicago.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 21 years old in Oak Lawn (seizure). [ref]
Ryan O'Neal
American actor (1941–2023).
Born April 20th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died December 8th, 2023 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
John Glenn
American astronaut and politician (1921–2016).
Born July 18th, 1921 in Cambridge.
Died December 8th, 2016 at 95 years old in The James Cancer Hospital. [ref]
Dimebag Darrell
American guitarist (1966–2004).
Born August 20th, 1966 in Grand Prairie.
Died December 8th, 2004 at 38 years old in Alrosa Villa (gunshot wound). [ref]
Golda Meir
Prime minister of israel from 1969 to 1974.
Born May 3rd, 1898 in Kyiv, Russian Empire. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1978 at 80 years old in West Jerusalem (leukemia).
Bipin Rawat
India's 1st chief of defence staff, former coas.
Born March 16th, 1958 in Pauri.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 63 years old in Coonoor (aircraft crash). [ref]
René Auberjonois
American actor (1940–2019).
Born June 1st, 1940 in Manhattan.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (metastatic lung carcinoma). [ref]
Marty Robbins
American country singer (1925–1982).
Born September 26th, 1925 in Glendale.
Died December 8th, 1982 at 57 years old in Nashville (surgical complications).
Slim Pickens
American rodeo performer, film and television actor (1919–1983).
Born June 29th, 1919 in Kingsburg.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 64 years old in Modesto (brain cancer).
Herbert Spencer
English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903).
Born April 28th, 1820 in Derby.
Died December 8th, 1903 at 83 years old in Brighton.
Howard Rollins
American stage, film and television actor (1950-1996).
Born October 17th, 1950 in Baltimore.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 46 years old in St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (lymphoma).
Charles Lightoller
British sailor (1874–1952).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Lancashire.
Died December 8th, 1952 at 78 years old in Richmond (heart disease).
William Henry Vanderbilt
American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885).
Born May 8th, 1821 in New Brunswick.
Died December 8th, 1885 at 64 years old in Manhattan.
Paul Volcker
American economist (1927-2019).
Born September 5th, 1927 in Cape May.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 92 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Robert Prosky
American actor (1930–2008).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist (1927–1994).
Born January 25th, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca.
Died December 8th, 1994 at 67 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Caroll Spinney
American puppeteer (1933–2019).
Born December 26th, 1933 in Waltham.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 85 years old in Woodstock. [ref]
Douglas Tompkins
American environmentalist.
Born March 20th, 1943 in Conneaut. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Coyhaique (hypothermia).
John Trudell
Native american rights activist, musician, poet, and actor (1946-2015).
Born February 15th, 1946 in Omaha.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 69 years old in Santa Clara (cancer). [ref]
Claude Cahun
French artist (1894–1954).
Born October 25th, 1894 in Nantes.
Died December 8th, 1954 at 60 years old in Saint Helier.
James Roosevelt
American businessman and father of american president franklin delano roosevelt (1828–1900).
Born July 17th, 1828 in Hyde Park.
Died December 8th, 1900 at 72 years old in New York City.
Tony Tarantino
American film actor and director.
Born July 4th, 1940 in Queens.
Died December 8th, 2023 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Joseph Mascolo
American actor (1929–2016).
Born March 13th, 1929 in West Hartford.
Died December 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Clarita (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gertrude Jekyll
Garden designer, artist, editor (1843-1932).
Born November 29th, 1843 in London. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1932 at 89 years old in Surrey. [ref]
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi