December 8th
169 Notable deaths
Jimmie Angel
American aviator.
Born August 1st, 1899 in Springfield.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 57 years old in Panama City.
Blanche Hoschedé Monet
French painter (1865-1947).
Born November 10th, 1865 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1947 at 82 years old in Giverny.
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. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1981 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
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.
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]
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.
Born November 14th, 1915 in Corpus Christi. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Brentwood (disease). [ref]
Rory O'Connor
Irish republican (1883-1922).
Born November 28th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died December 8th, 1922 at 39 years old in Mountjoy Prison (ballistic trauma).
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player.
Born April 6th, 1921 in Horn Lake. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1981 at 60 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 169
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi