December 8th
169 Notable deaths
Keith Holyoake
Viceroy, prime minister of new zealand, politician (1904-1983).
Born February 11th, 1904 in Pahiatua.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 79 years old in Wellington.
Pavel Florensky
Russian orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor and neomartyr.
Born January 21st, 1882 in Yevlakh.
Died December 8th, 1937 at 55 years old in Leningrad Oblast. [ref]
Robert Henry Lawrence
American astronaut.
Born October 2nd, 1935 in Chicago.
Died December 8th, 1967 at 32 years old in Edwards Air Force Base.
Betty Holberton
American computer programmer.
Born March 7th, 1917 in Philadelphia.
Died December 8th, 2001 at 84 years old in Rockville (disease).
Rubén González Fontanills
Cuban musician (1919-2003).
Born May 26th, 1919 in Santa Clara. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Havana. [ref]
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.
Hirokazu Kanazawa
Martial artist.
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Russian historian and activist (1927-2018).
Born July 20th, 1927 in Yevpatoria. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2018 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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.
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).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler