December 8th
190 Notable deaths
Martha Tilton
American singer (1915–2006).
Born November 14th, 1915 in Corpus Christi.
Died December 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Brentwood (disease). [ref]
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]
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).
Rory O'Connor
Irish republican (1883-1922).
Born November 28th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died December 8th, 1922 at 39 years old in Mountjoy Prison (gunshot wound).
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Soviet air force marshal (1942–2020).
Born February 3rd, 1942 in Bolshoi Log.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter (1911-1991).
Born November 12th, 1911 in Parsons. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1991 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gilbert Adair
Scottish writer, journalist, translator, film critic and poet (1944–2011).
Born December 29th, 1944 in Edinburgh, Kilmarnock.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 66 years old in London (stroke).
Ulanhu
Former vice president of people republic of china (1906-1988).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Tumed-Tsi.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Hans Hartung
French painter (1904-1989).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 85 years old in Antibes.
Alexander Siloti
Russian composer and pianist (1863–1945).
Born October 9th, 1863 in Znamenka.
Died December 8th, 1945 at 82 years old in New York City.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 190
Everyone dies. But not everyone really lives. Unknown