December 8th
169 Notable deaths
Evelyn Berezin
American computer scientist.
Born April 12th, 1925 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2018 at 93 years old in Manhattan.
Alexander Siloti
Russian composer and pianist.
Born October 9th, 1863 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1945 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Enrique Líster
Spanish general (1907-1994).
Born April 21st, 1907 in Ameneiro.
Died December 8th, 1994 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Carl Anton Larsen
Norwegian explorer and whaler.
Born August 7th, 1860 in Larvik.
Died December 8th, 1924 at 64 years old in Ross Sea.
Simon Dubnow
Historian, writer, activist.
Born September 10th, 1860 in Mscislaŭ. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1941 at 81 years old in Riga. [ref]
Thomas C. Oden
American theologian.
Born October 21st, 1931 in Altus.
Died December 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Oklahoma.
J. Alden Weir
American artist (1852-1919).
Born August 30th, 1852 in West Point. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1919 at 67 years old in New York City.
Yoshishige Yoshida
Film director, screenwriter.
Born February 16th, 1933 in Fukui.
Died December 8th, 2022 at 89 years old in Shibuya-ku (pneumonia). [ref]
Anatoly Marchenko
Soviet dissident.
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Barabinsk. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1986 at 48 years old in Chistopol. [ref]
John Joly
Irish scientist.
Born November 1st, 1857 in Bracknagh.
Died December 8th, 1933 at 76 years old in Dublin.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 169
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi