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December 8th
240 Notable deaths
Ahmet Baitursynuly
Kazakh intellectual (1872-1937).
Born January 28th, 1872 in Turgay Oblast.
Died December 8th, 1937 at 65 years old in Almaty.
Pierre Renouvin
French historian (1893-1974).
Born January 9th, 1893 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 8th, 1974 at 81 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Germán Riesco
Chilean politician and president (1854-1916).
Born May 28th, 1854 in Rancagua.
Died December 8th, 1916 at 62 years old in Santiago.
Stjepan Jovanović
Austrian military personnel (1828–1885).
Born January 5th, 1828 in Donje Pazarište.
Died December 8th, 1885 at 57 years old in Zadar.
Robert de Veen
Belgian footballer (1886-1939).
Born March 25th, 1886 in Bruges.
Died December 8th, 1939 at 53 years old in Bruges.
Marie Collier
Australian opera soprano (1927-1971).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Ballarat.
Died December 8th, 1971 at 44 years old in London (falling from height).
Leopold III, Prince of Lippe
German royal (1821–1875).
Born September 1st, 1821 in Detmold.
Died December 8th, 1875 at 54 years old in Detmold.
Ernest Schelling
American conductor (1876–1939).
Born July 26th, 1876 in Belvidere.
Died December 8th, 1939 at 63 years old in Manhattan (embolism).
Melchior Anderegg
Swiss mountain climber (1828-1914).
Born March 28th, 1828 in Meiringen.
Died December 8th, 1914 at 86 years old in Meiringen.
Peter-Michael Kolbe
West german rower (1953–2023).
Born August 2nd, 1953 in Hamburg.
Died December 8th, 2023 at 70 years old in Lübeck. [ref]
Lana Marconi
Romanian-french actor.
Born September 8th, 1917 in Bucharest.
Died December 8th, 1990 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Josip Stadler
Catholic archbishop (1843-1918).
Born January 24th, 1843 in Slavonski Brod.
Died December 8th, 1918 at 75 years old in Sarajevo.
Jean Grave
French anarchist (1854–1939).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Le Breuil-sur-Couze.
Died December 8th, 1939 at 85 years old in Vienne-en-Val.
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez
Cuban politician (1913-1997).
Born May 23rd, 1913 in Cienfuegos.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 84 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease).
Ernest Dimnet
French writer (1866–1954).
Born July 9th, 1866 in Trélon.
Died December 8th, 1954 at 88 years old in Paris.
Sarah Doudney
British fiction and children's writer (1841–1926).
Born January 15th, 1841.
Died December 8th, 1926 at 85 years old in Oxford.
Nikolai Gritsenko
Actor (1912–1979).
Born July 24th, 1912 in Yasynuvata.
Died December 8th, 1979 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Anthony Francis Sharma
First catholic bishop of nepal (1937–2015).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Kathmandu.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 77 years old in Kathmandu.
Jacques Zimako
French footballer (1951–2021).
Born December 28th, 1951 in Lifou.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 69 years old in Ajaccio. [ref]
Bernhard Sekles
German composer.
Born June 20th, 1872 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1934 at 62 years old in Frankfurt.
Grigory Fedotov
Russian footballer (1916-1957).
Born April 24th, 1916 in Noginsk.
Died December 8th, 1957 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Zvonimir Vujin
Boxer.
Born July 23rd, 1943 in Zrenjanin. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2019 at 76 years old in Zrenjanin. [ref]
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Field hockey player (1928–2008).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Gujrat.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 80 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Leo Scheffczyk
Catholic cardinal (1920–2005).
Born February 21st, 1920 in Bytom.
Died December 8th, 2005 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Gavriil Musicescu
Romanian musician (1847–1903).
Born March 20th, 1847 in Izmail.
Died December 8th, 1903 at 56 years old in Iași.
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