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December 8th
240 Notable deaths
Pupella Maggio
Italian actress (1910-1999).
Born April 24th, 1910 in Naples.
Died December 8th, 1999 at 89 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Itziar Castro
Spanish actress.
Born February 14th, 1977 in Pallejà.
Died December 8th, 2023 at 46 years old in Lloret de Mar (cardiac arrest). [ref]
John Joly
Irish scientist (1857–1933).
Born November 1st, 1857 in Bracknagh.
Died December 8th, 1933 at 76 years old in Dublin.
Julia Lee
American blues and dirty blues musician (1902–1958).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Boonville.
Died December 8th, 1958 at 56 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Prince Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa
Italian prince (1906–1996).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Turin.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 90 years old in São Paulo.
Florbela Espanca
Portuguese poet (1894–1930).
Born December 8th, 1894 in Vila Viçosa.
Died December 8th, 1930 at 36 years old in Matosinhos (drug overdose).
Richard Altmann
German pathologist (1852-1900).
Born March 12th, 1852 in Iława.
Died December 8th, 1900 at 48 years old in Wermsdorf.
Xaver Scharwenka
German pianist, composer and teacher (1850-1924).
Born January 6th, 1850 in Szamotuły.
Died December 8th, 1924 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer (1936–1996).
Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Alan Hodgkinson
English footballer (1936–2015).
Born August 16th, 1936 in England.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 79 years old [ref]
Kerryn McCann
Australian long distance runner.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 41 years old in Coledale (breast cancer). [ref]
Tony Robert-Fleury
French painter (1837-1912).
Born September 1st, 1837 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1912 at 75 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Christopher Kelk Ingold
British chemist (1893-1970).
Born October 28th, 1893 in Forest Gate.
Died December 8th, 1970 at 77 years old in Edgware.
Alphonse Legros
French painter, etcher and sculptor (1837-1911).
Died December 8th, 1911 at 74 years old in Watford.
Max Grundig
German engineer (1908–1989).
Born May 7th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 81 years old in Baden-Baden.
Ernst Engel
German statistician and economist (1821-1896).
Born March 26th, 1821 in Dresden.
Died December 8th, 1897 at 76 years old in Serkowitz.
Ernst Biberstein
Ss officer (1899–1986).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Hilchenbach. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1986 at 87 years old in Neumünster.
Léon Poliakov
French historian (1910–1997).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 87 years old in Orsay.
Karl Jatho
German aviation pioneer (1873-1933).
Born February 3rd, 1873 in Hanover.
Died December 8th, 1933 at 60 years old in Hanover.
Boris Kochno
Russian ballet dancer (1904–1990).
Born January 3rd, 1904 in Moscow.
Died December 8th, 1990 at 86 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (falling from height).
Harrison Brown
American physicist and geochemist (1917–1986).
Born September 26th, 1917 in Sheridan. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Şerif Gören
Turkish film director (1944–2024).
Born July 1st, 1944 in Xanthi.
Died December 8th, 2024 at 80 years old in Mersin (falling). [ref]
Knut Nystedt
Norwegian composer, choir director and university teacher (1915–2014).
Born September 3rd, 1915 in Christiania.
Died December 8th, 2014 at 99 years old in Oslo.
Mattiwilda Dobbs
American coloratura soprano singer.
Born July 11th, 1925 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2015 at 90 years old in Atlanta (cancer). [ref]
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