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December 8th

182 Notable deaths

Isidoro Sota

Mexican footballer (1902-1976).

Born February 4th, 1902 in Orizaba.

Died December 8th, 1976 at 74 years old in Mexico City.

Ernő Nagy

Fencer (1898-1977).

Born August 2nd, 1898 in Făget.

Died December 8th, 1977 at 79 years old in Budapest.

Alexander Nikolsky

Russian zoologist (1858-1942).

Born March 2nd, 1858 in Astrakhan.

Died December 8th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kharkiv.

Kenneth Moore

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born February 17th, 1910 in Saskatchewan.

Died December 8th, 1982 at 72 years old in Winnipeg.

Dean Benjamin McLaughlin

American astronomer (1901-1965).

Born October 25th, 1901 in Brooklyn.

Died December 8th, 1965 at 64 years old in Ann Arbor.

Noel Mills

New zealand rower.

Born January 13th, 1944 in Auckland.

Died December 8th, 2004 at 60 years old

Hadi Taqtaş

Tatar poet.

Born January 1st, 1901.

Died December 8th, 1931 at 30 years old in Kazan.

André Rosseel

Belgian road bicycle racer (1924–1965).

Born November 23rd, 1924 in Menen.

Died December 8th, 1965 at 41 years old in Roeselare.

Harold Rayner

Fencer, modern pentathlete (1888-1954).

Born July 27th, 1888 in Glen Ridge.

Died December 8th, 1954 at 66 years old in Montrose.

Eugenia Gilbert

American actress (1902-1978).

Born November 18th, 1902 in East Orange.

Died December 8th, 1978 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.

Deaths 161 to 170 of 182

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