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December 8th
240 Notable deaths
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter (1911-1991).
Born November 12th, 1911 in Parsons. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1991 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gilbert Adair
Scottish writer, journalist, translator, film critic and poet (1944–2011).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Kilmarnock, Edinburgh.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 66 years old in London (stroke).
Thomas Brassey
British engineering contractor (1805–1870).
Born November 7th, 1805 in Buerton.
Died December 8th, 1870 at 65 years old in St Leonards (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ulanhu
Former vice president of people republic of china (1906-1988).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Tumed-Tsi.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Hans Hartung
French painter (1904-1989).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 85 years old in Antibes.
Alexander Siloti
Russian composer and pianist (1863–1945).
Born October 9th, 1863 in Znamenka.
Died December 8th, 1945 at 82 years old in New York City.
Enrique Líster
Spanish general (1907-1994).
Born April 21st, 1907 in Ameneiro.
Died December 8th, 1994 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Narcisa de Jesús
Ecuadoran laywoman and santa (1832-1869).
Born October 29th, 1832 in Nobol Canton.
Died December 8th, 1869 at 37 years old in Lima.
Simon Dubnow
Historian, writer, activist.
Born September 10th, 1860 in Mscislaŭ.
Died December 8th, 1941 at 81 years old in Riga.
Yoshishige Yoshida
Japanese film director, novelist (1933-2022).
Born February 16th, 1933 in Fukui.
Died December 8th, 2022 at 89 years old in Shibuya (pneumonia).
Elmārs Zemgalis
American chess player (1923-2014).
Born September 9th, 1923 in Riga.
Died December 8th, 2014 at 91 years old in Seattle.
Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania
Albanian prince (1913-1973).
Born May 19th, 1913 in Potsdam.
Died December 8th, 1973 at 60 years old in Munich.
Lars Høgh
Danish footballer (1959–2021).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Odense.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Odense (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Walter Molino
Italian illustrator.
Born November 5th, 1915 in Reggio Emilia.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 82 years old in Milan.
Evelyn Berezin
American computer scientist (1925–2018).
Born April 12th, 1925 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2018 at 93 years old in Manhattan.
Carl Anton Larsen
Norwegian explorer and whaler (1860–1924).
Born August 7th, 1860 in Larvik.
Died December 8th, 1924 at 64 years old in Ross Sea.
Fay Baker
American actress, novelist (1917-1987).
Born January 31st, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 1987 at 70 years old in Sleepy Hollow (breast cancer).
Thomas C. Oden
American theologian (1931–2016).
Born October 21st, 1931 in Altus.
Died December 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Oklahoma City.
J. Alden Weir
American artist (1852-1919).
Born August 30th, 1852 in West Point.
Died December 8th, 1919 at 67 years old in New York City.
Mehmed Abid Efendi
Ottoman noble (1904–1973).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Yıldız Palace.
Died December 8th, 1973 at 69 years old in Beirut.
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Yiddish-hebrew writer (1836-1917).
Born January 2nd, 1836 in Kapyĺ.
Died December 8th, 1917 at 81 years old in Odesa.
Vladimir Chelomey
Soviey scientist and engineer (1914-1984).
Born June 30th, 1914 in Siedlce. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1984 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Miodrag Ješić
Serbian footballer (1958–2022).
Born November 30th, 1958 in Osečenica.
Died December 8th, 2022 at 64 years old in Ruma. [ref]
Anatoly Marchenko
Soviet dissident (1938–1986).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Barabinsk.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 48 years old in Chistopol (starvation).
Karl Fiehler
German politician of the nazi party (nsdap) and lord mayor of munich from 1933 until 1945 (1895-1969).
Born August 31st, 1895 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1969 at 74 years old in Dießen am Ammersee.
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore