December 8th
169 Notable deaths
Ionatana Ionatana
Prime minister of tuvalu (1938-2000).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Funafuti.
Died December 8th, 2000 at 62 years old in Funafuti (myocardial infarction).
Antonio Bernocchi
Italian entrepreneur and fashion designer.
Born January 17th, 1859 in Castellanza.
Died December 8th, 1930 at 71 years old in Milan.
Sándor Szokolay
Hungarian composer and professor (1931-2013).
Born March 30th, 1931 in Kunágota. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2013 at 82 years old in Sopron (pneumonia). [ref]
Choi Chung-min
South korean footballer (1930-1983).
Born August 30th, 1930 in Taedong.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 53 years old in South Korea. [ref]
Raffaele Pinto
Italian racing driver (1945-2020).
Born April 13th, 1945 in Casnate con Bernate.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 75 years old in Cecina. [ref]
Maino Neri
Italian footballer and manager (1924-1995).
Born June 30th, 1924 in Carpi.
Died December 8th, 1995 at 71 years old in Modena.
Kurt Stettler
Swiss footballer.
Born August 21st, 1932 in Stettlen.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 88 years old in Zürich (COVID-19). [ref]
Benno Gut
Swiss cardinal (1897-1970).
Born April 1st, 1897 in Reiden.
Died December 8th, 1970 at 73 years old in Rome.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 169
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