December 8th
190 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.
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 Fontanills
Cuban musician (1919-2003).
Born May 26th, 1919 in Santa Clara. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Havana. [ref]
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.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris