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December 8th
182 Notable deaths
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer.
Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julia Lee
American blues and dirty blues musician (1902–1958).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Boonville.
Died December 8th, 1958 at 56 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Prince Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa
Italian prince.
Born March 13th, 1906 in Turin.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 90 years old in São Paulo.
Christopher Kelk Ingold
British chemist (1893-1970).
Born October 28th, 1893 in Forest Gate.
Died December 8th, 1970 at 77 years old in Edgware.
Jonas Biliūnas
Lithuanian writer.
Born April 11th, 1879 in Niūronys. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1907 at 28 years old in Zakopane (tuberculosis). [ref]
Max Grundig
German engineer (1908–1989).
Born May 7th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 81 years old in Baden-Baden.
Ernst Biberstein
Ss officer (1899-1986).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Hilchenbach.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 87 years old in Neumünster.
Akhmet Baitursynov
Kazakh intellectual (1872-1937).
Born January 28th, 1872 in Turgay Oblast.
Died December 8th, 1937 at 65 years old in Almaty.
Léon Poliakov
French historian (1910–1997).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 87 years old in Orsay.
Karl Jatho
German aviation pioneer (1873-1933).
Born February 3rd, 1873 in Hanover.
Died December 8th, 1933 at 60 years old in Hanover.
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