December 8th
169 Notable deaths
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.
Born November 30th, 1958 in Osečenica.
Died December 8th, 2022 at 64 years old in Ruma. [ref]
Florbela Espanca
Portuguese poet.
Born December 8th, 1894 in Vila Viçosa. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1930 at 36 years old in Matosinhos (drug overdose). [ref]
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]
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer.
Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa
Italian prince.
Born March 13th, 1906 in Turin.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 90 years old in São Paulo.
Christopher Kelk Ingold
British chemist.
Born October 28th, 1893 in Forest Gate. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1970 at 77 years old in Edgware. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 169
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold