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February 8th
282 Notable deaths
Anna Nicole Smith
American actress and television personality (1967–2007).
Born November 28th, 1967 in Houston.
Died February 8th, 2007 at 39 years old in Hollywood (combined drug intoxication). [ref]
Josef Mengele
Nazi ss doctor and military officer at auschwitz (1911–1979).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Günzburg. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1979 at 67 years old in Bertioga, Maringá (stroke). [ref]
John von Neumann
Hungarian and american mathematician and physicist (1903–1957).
Born December 28th, 1903 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).
Burt Bacharach
American pianist, composer, producer (1928–2023).
Born May 12th, 1928 in Kansas City.
Died February 8th, 2023 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Conrad
American actor (1935–2020).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Malibu (heart failure). [ref]
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912–1998).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Birmingham.
Died February 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital (Parkinson's disease).
Mary Wilson
American singer (1944–2021).
Born March 6th, 1944 in Greenville. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2021 at 76 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Charles Curtis
Vice president of the united states from 1929 to 1933.
Born January 25th, 1860 in Topeka.
Died February 8th, 1936 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Luc Montagnier
French virologist and joint recipient of the nobel prize of physiology or medicine (2008).
Born August 18th, 1932 in Chabris.
Died February 8th, 2022 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921).
Born December 9th, 1842 in Moscow.
Died February 8th, 1921 at 78 years old in Dmitrov (pneumonia).
Del Shannon
American musician (1934-1990).
Born December 30th, 1934 in Grand Rapids, Coopersville.
Died February 8th, 1990 at 55 years old in Santa Clarita.
Anthony Sowell
American serial killer and dead row inmate (1959–2021).
Born August 19th, 1959 in Cleveland.
Died February 8th, 2021 at 61 years old in Chillicothe Correctional Institution. [ref]
Iris Murdoch
Irish-born british writer and philosopher (1919–1999).
Born July 15th, 1919 in Dublin.
Died February 8th, 1999 at 79 years old in Oxford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Connie Mack
American baseball manager and owner (1862–1956).
Born December 22nd, 1862 in East Brookfield.
Died February 8th, 1956 at 93 years old in Philadelphia.
William J. Donovan
U.s. army soldier during wwii, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the oss (1883-1959).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Buffalo.
Died February 8th, 1959 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Samuel P. Bush
American businessman (1863–1948).
Born October 4th, 1863 in Orange.
Died February 8th, 1948 at 84 years old in Columbus.
Mikhail Tolstykh
Commander of the pro-russian forces.
Born July 19th, 1980 in Ilovaisk.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 36 years old in Makiivka. [ref]
Paula Kelly
American actress and dancer (1943–2020).
Born October 21st, 1943 in Jacksonville.
Died February 8th, 2020 at 76 years old in Whittier (disease). [ref]
Kuljeet Randhawa
Model, actress (1976-2006).
Born January 1st, 1976 in Patiala.
Died February 8th, 2006 at 30 years old in Juhu (hanging to death). [ref]
Jimmy Smith
American jazz organist.
Born December 8th, 1928 in Norristown. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2005 at 76 years old in Phoenix, Scottsdale. [ref]
Lepa Radić
Serbian communist partisan (1925-1943).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Gašnica.
Died February 8th, 1943 at 17 years old in Bosanska Krupa (hanging to death). [ref]
Fritz Todt
German engineer and senior nazi figure (1891-1942).
Born September 4th, 1891 in Pforzheim.
Died February 8th, 1942 at 50 years old in Kętrzyn (aircraft crash).
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
Prince of greece and denmark (1872-1938).
Born January 22nd, 1872 in Athens.
Died February 8th, 1938 at 66 years old in Athens.
John Langshaw Austin
English philosopher (1911–1960).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Lancaster.
Died February 8th, 1960 at 48 years old in Oxford (lung cancer).
Ong Teng Cheong
5th president of singapore (1936–2002).
Born January 22nd, 1936 in Straits Settlements.
Died February 8th, 2002 at 66 years old in Singapore (lymphoma).
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn