December 8th
182 Notable deaths
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.
Lars Høgh
Danish footballer.
Born January 14th, 1959 in Odense.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Odense (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Elmārs Zemgalis
American chess player (1923-2014).
Born September 9th, 1923 in Riga.
Died December 8th, 2014 at 91 years old in Seattle.
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 (1863–1945).
Born October 9th, 1863 in Znamenka.
Died December 8th, 1945 at 82 years old in New York City.
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.
Died December 8th, 1941 at 81 years old in Riga.
Thomas C. Oden
American theologian (1931–2016).
Born October 21st, 1931 in Altus.
Died December 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Oklahoma City.
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.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 182
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black