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December 8th
240 Notable deaths
Walter Ciszek
Polish-american jesuit priest and missionary.
Born November 4th, 1904 in Shenandoah.
Died December 8th, 1984 at 80 years old in The Bronx.
Pavel Florensky
Russian orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor and neomartyr (1882–1937).
Born January 21st, 1882 in Yevlakh.
Died December 8th, 1937 at 55 years old in Leningrad Oblast.
Betty Holberton
American computer programmer (1917–2001).
Born March 7th, 1917 in Philadelphia.
Died December 8th, 2001 at 84 years old in Rockville (disease).
Robert Henry Lawrence
American astronaut (1935–1967).
Born October 2nd, 1935 in Chicago.
Died December 8th, 1967 at 32 years old in Edwards Air Force Base.
Rubén González
Cuban pianist (1919-2003).
Born May 26th, 1919 in Santa Clara.
Died December 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Havana.
Sarit Thanarat
Prime minister of thailand (1908-1963).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Bangkok.
Died December 8th, 1963 at 55 years old in Bangkok (kidney failure).
Mirza Delibašić
Bosnian basketball player and coach (1954-2001).
Born January 9th, 1954 in Tuzla.
Died December 8th, 2001 at 47 years old in Sarajevo.
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Prime minister of japan (1852-1933).
Born November 26th, 1852 in Kajiya-chō.
Died December 8th, 1933 at 81 years old in Takanawa (prostatic hypertrophy).
Ferruccio Parri
Italian partisan and politician (1890–1981).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Pinerolo.
Died December 8th, 1981 at 91 years old in Rome.
Hirokazu Kanazawa
Martial artist (1931–2019).
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
Blanche Hoschedé Monet
French painter (1865-1947).
Born November 10th, 1865 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 8th, 1947 at 82 years old in Giverny.
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Soviet-russian human rights activist (1927–2018).
Born July 20th, 1927 in Yevpatoriia. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2018 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Carlotta Monti
American film actress (1907-1993).
Born January 20th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died December 8th, 1993 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Masato Harada
Japanese film director, critic, and actor.
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Numazu.
Died December 8th, 2025 at 76 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Gordon Goodwin
American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor.
Born December 30th, 1954 in Wichita.
Died December 8th, 2025 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jimmie Angel
American aviator (1899–1956).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Springfield.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 57 years old in Panama City.
Plínio Salgado
Brazilian politician (1895-1975).
Born January 22nd, 1895 in São Bento do Sapucaí.
Died December 8th, 1975 at 80 years old in São Paulo.
Sydney J. Harris
British american journalist (1917–1986).
Born September 14th, 1917 in London.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Hellmuth Reymann
German general.
Born November 24th, 1892 in Prudnik. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1988 at 96 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Zelman Cowen
Former governor-general of australia (1919–2011).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Melbourne.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 92 years old in Toorak (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Martha Tilton
American singer (1915–2006).
Born November 14th, 1915 in Corpus Christi.
Died December 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Brentwood (disease). [ref]
Tadeusz Kantor
Polish artist (1915–1990).
Born April 6th, 1915 in Wielopole Skrzyńskie. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1990 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player (1921–1981).
Born April 6th, 1921 in Horn Lake.
Died December 8th, 1981 at 60 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Rory O'Connor
Irish republican (1883-1922).
Born November 28th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died December 8th, 1922 at 39 years old in Mountjoy Prison (gunshot wound).
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Soviet air force marshal (1942–2020).
Born February 3rd, 1942 in Bolshoi Log.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler