December 8th
169 Notable deaths
Mathilde Kschessinska
Russian ballet dancer and princess.
Born August 31st, 1872 in Ligovo. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1971 at 99 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tris Speaker
American baseball player (1888-1958).
Born April 4th, 1888 in Texas.
Died December 8th, 1958 at 70 years old in Texas (myocardial infarction).
Alejandro Sabella
Argentine association football player and manager (1954-2020).
Born November 5th, 1954 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure). [ref]
Harold Budd
American musician.
Born May 24th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Arcadia (COVID-19). [ref]
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
British princess.
Born August 12th, 1872 in Cumberland Lodge.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 84 years old in London.
Maximilian von Spee
German admiral.
Born June 22nd, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died December 8th, 1914 at 53 years old in South Atlantic Ocean (killed in action).
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
Prussian prince.
Born July 7th, 1883 in Potsdam.
Died December 8th, 1942 at 59 years old in Villa Ingenheim.
Gladys George
American actress (1904-1954).
Born September 13th, 1904 in Patten.
Died December 8th, 1954 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis, esophageal cancer).
Albert Kahn
American architect.
Born March 21st, 1869 in Rhaunen.
Died December 8th, 1942 at 73 years old in Detroit.
Susana Higuchi
Peruvian politician.
Born April 26th, 1950 in Lima.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 71 years old in Lima (cancer). [ref]
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder