December 8th
190 Notable deaths
Hirokazu Kanazawa
Martial artist.
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
Blanche Hoschedé Monet
French painter (1865-1947).
Born November 10th, 1865 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 8th, 1947 at 82 years old in Giverny.
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]
Masato Harada
Japanese film director, critic, and actor.
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Numazu.
Died December 8th, 2025 at 76 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Gordon Goodwin
American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor.
Born December 30th, 1954 in Wichita.
Died December 8th, 2025 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jimmie Angel
American aviator.
Born August 1st, 1899 in Springfield.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 57 years old in Panama City.
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.
Sydney J. Harris
British american journalist (1917–1986).
Born September 14th, 1917 in London.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Hellmuth Reymann
German general.
Born November 24th, 1892 in Prudnik. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1988 at 96 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 190
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling