December 8th
182 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]
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).
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).
Hellmuth Reymann
German general.
Born November 24th, 1892 in Prudnik. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1988 at 96 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Gilbert Adair
Scottish novelist and journalist (1944-2011).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Edinburgh, Kilmarnock.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 66 years old in London (stroke).
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]
Walter Molino
Italian illustrator.
Born November 5th, 1915 in Reggio Emilia.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 82 years old in Milan.
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Soviet air force marshal.
Born February 3rd, 1942 in Bolshoi Log.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Hans Hartung
French painter (1904-1989).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 85 years old in Antibes.
Alfredo Moreno
Argentinian association football player.
Born January 12th, 1980 in Santiago del Estero.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 41 years old in Aguascalientes City (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 182
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller