December 8th
182 Notable deaths
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 (1857–1933).
Born November 1st, 1857 in Bracknagh.
Died December 8th, 1933 at 76 years old in Dublin.
Richard Altmann
German pathologist (1852-1900).
Born March 12th, 1852 in Iława.
Died December 8th, 1900 at 48 years old in Wermsdorf.
Miodrag Ješić
Serbian footballer (1958–2022).
Born November 30th, 1958 in Osečenica.
Died December 8th, 2022 at 64 years old in Ruma. [ref]
Florbela Espanca
Portuguese poet (1894–1930).
Born December 8th, 1894 in Vila Viçosa.
Died December 8th, 1930 at 36 years old in Matosinhos (drug overdose).
Karl Fiehler
German politician of the nazi party (nsdap) and lord mayor of munich from 1933 until 1945.
Born August 31st, 1895 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1969 at 74 years old in Dießen am Ammersee.
Alan Hodgkinson
English footballer (1936-2015).
Born August 16th, 1936 in England.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 79 years old [ref]
Vladimir Chelomey
Soviey scientist and engineer.
Born June 30th, 1914 in Siedlce.
Died December 8th, 1984 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Xaver Scharwenka
German pianist, composer and teacher (1850-1924).
Born January 6th, 1850 in Szamotuły. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1924 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 182
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)