December 8th
176 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, singer, and songwriter.
Born December 2nd, 1998 in Chicago.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 21 years old in Oak Lawn (seizure). [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]
Ryan O'Neal
American actor and former boxer.
Born April 20th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died December 8th, 2023 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Bipin Rawat
Former chief of the indian army.
Born March 16th, 1958 in Pauri.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 63 years old in Coonoor (aircraft crash). [ref]
Dimebag Darrell
American guitarist (1966–2004).
Born August 20th, 1966 in Arlington.
Died December 8th, 2004 at 38 years old in Alrosa Villa (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Golda Meir
Prime minister of israel from 1969 to 1974.
Born May 3rd, 1898 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1978 at 80 years old in Jerusalem (leukemia). [ref]
René Auberjonois
American actor.
Born June 1st, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [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.
Born June 29th, 1919 in Kingsburg.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 64 years old in Modesto (brain cancer).
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez