December 8th
169 Notable deaths
Bernhard Sekles
German composer.
Born June 20th, 1872 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1934 at 62 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Zvonimir Vujin
Boxer.
Born July 23rd, 1943 in Zrenjanin. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2019 at 76 years old in Zrenjanin. [ref]
Grigory Fedotov
Russian footballer (1916-1957).
Born April 24th, 1916 in Noginsk.
Died December 8th, 1957 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Igor Gamula
Footballer.
Born February 17th, 1960 in Alchevsk.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 61 years old [ref]
Leo Scheffczyk
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 21st, 1920 in Bytom. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2005 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez
Cuban politician (1913-1997).
Born May 23rd, 1913 in Cienfuegos.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 84 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease).
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Field hockey player.
Born November 4th, 1928 in Gujrat.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 80 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Jacques Zimako
French footballer.
Born December 28th, 1951 in Lifou. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2021 at 69 years old in Ajaccio. [ref]
Abraham Alikhanov
Soviet nuclear physicist.
Born March 4th, 1904 in Tbilisi.
Died December 8th, 1970 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Hans Molisch
Austrian botanist (1856-1937).
Born December 6th, 1856 in Brno. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1937 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender