December 8th
240 Notable deaths
Néstor Togneri
Argentine footballer (1942-1999).
Born November 27th, 1942 in General San Martín.
Died December 8th, 1999 at 57 years old in San Martín Partido.
Remy Chauvin
French entomologist (1913–2009).
Born October 10th, 1913 in Toulon. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2009 at 96 years old in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. [ref]
María Rodrigo Bellido
Spanish pianist and composer.
Born March 20th, 1888 in Madrid.
Died December 8th, 1967 at 79 years old in Puerto Rico.
Franz Wagner
Austrian footballer (1911–1974).
Born September 23rd, 1911 in Vienna.
Died December 8th, 1974 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Tavo Burat
Italian journalist and writer (1932–2009).
Born May 22nd, 1932 in Stezzano.
Died December 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Biella.
Isidoro Sota
Mexican footballer (1902-1976).
Born February 4th, 1902 in Orizaba.
Died December 8th, 1976 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Ambrose Madtha
Indian roman-catholic archbishop and apostolic nuncio (1955–2012).
Born November 2nd, 1955 in Belthangady.
Died December 8th, 2012 at 57 years old in Biankouma (traffic collision). [ref]
Ermenegildo Florit
Catholic cardinal (1901–1985).
Born July 5th, 1901 in Fagagna.
Died December 8th, 1985 at 84 years old in Florence.
Jan Krzeptowski
Polish poet (1809–1894).
Born January 26th, 1809 in Kościelisko.
Died December 8th, 1894 at 85 years old in Zakopane.
Maria Andreyeva
Russian actress and politician (1868–1953).
Born July 4th, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1953 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Valentin Kolumb
Soviet writer (1935–1974).
Born May 3rd, 1935 in Miziner.
Died December 8th, 1974 at 39 years old in Yoshkar-Ola.
Eugenia Gilbert
American actress (1902-1978).
Born November 18th, 1902 in East Orange.
Died December 8th, 1978 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Hadi Taqtaş
Tatar poet (1901–1931).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Sorqydy.
Died December 8th, 1931 at 30 years old in Kazan.
Ilya Trauberg
Soviet film director (1905–1948).
Born December 3rd, 1905 in Odesa.
Died December 8th, 1948 at 43 years old in Berlin.
Dean Benjamin McLaughlin
American astronomer (1901-1965).
Born October 25th, 1901 in Brooklyn.
Died December 8th, 1965 at 64 years old in Ann Arbor.
Peider Lansel
Swiss poet (1863–1943).
Born August 15th, 1863 in Pisa.
Died December 8th, 1943 at 80 years old in Geneva.
Kenneth Moore
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born February 17th, 1910 in Saskatchewan. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1981 at 71 years old in Winnipeg. [ref]
Andrzej Zieliński
Polish sprinter (1936–2021).
Born August 20th, 1936 in Warsaw.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Antônio Dias dos Santos
Brazilian footballer and manager (1948-1999).
Born June 7th, 1948 in Vera Cruz.
Died December 8th, 1999 at 51 years old in Salvador.
Alexander Nikolsky
Russian zoologist (1858-1942).
Born March 2nd, 1858 in Astrakhan.
Died December 8th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kharkiv.
Michele Monti
Italian judoka (1970-2018).
Born June 5th, 1970 in Rosignano Marittimo.
Died December 8th, 2018 at 48 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ernő Nagy
Fencer (1898-1977).
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Făget.
Died December 8th, 1977 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Maurice Kufferath
Belgian conductor, musicologist, music critic and librettist (1852-1919).
Born January 8th, 1852 in Brussels, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Died December 8th, 1919 at 67 years old in Brussels.
Konstanty Jelski
Polish zoologist and ornithologist (1837-1896).
Born March 1st, 1837 in Malyja Liady.
Died December 8th, 1896 at 59 years old in Kraków.
José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia
Catholic cardinal (1835–1922).
Born August 26th, 1835 in Aldeadávila de la Ribera.
Died December 8th, 1922 at 87 years old in Santiago de Compostela.
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