December 8th
182 Notable deaths
Johnny Wilson
American boxer (1893-1985).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Harlem.
Died December 8th, 1985 at 92 years old in Boston.
Muhammad Husayn Haykal
Egyptian writer.
Born August 20th, 1888 in Mansoura.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Francesco Severi
Mathematician from italy (1879-1961).
Born April 13th, 1879 in Arezzo. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1961 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Friedrich Glauser
Swiss writer (1896-1938).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1938 at 42 years old in Nervi. [ref]
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi
Jewish historian.
Born May 20th, 1932 in The Bronx.
Died December 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). [ref]
Georgiy Zhzhonov
Russian actor/writer.
Born March 22nd, 1915 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2005 at 90 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Anthony Francis Sharma
First catholic bishop of nepal (1937–2015).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Kathmandu.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 77 years old in Kathmandu.
Martha Hildebrandt
Peruvian politician and linguist.
Born January 13th, 1925 in Chiclín.
Died December 8th, 2022 at 97 years old in Lima. [ref]
Minoru Miki
Japanese composer.
Born March 16th, 1930 in Tokushima.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Marcos Calderón
Peruvian footballer (1928-1987).
Died December 8th, 1987 at 59 years old in Lima (traffic collision).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 182
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller