February 8th
212 Notable deaths
György Jendrassik
Hungarian physicist and mechanical engineer.
Born May 13th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1954 at 55 years old in London.
Roza Baglanova
Singer (1922–2011).
Born January 1st, 1922 in Kazaly.
Died February 8th, 2011 at 89 years old in Almaty (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francis Hagerup
7th prime minister of norway (1853–1921).
Born January 22nd, 1853 in Horten.
Died February 8th, 1921 at 68 years old in Christiania.
Alfred Aston
French footballer (1912-2003).
Born May 16th, 1912 in Chantilly. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2003 at 90 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Luiz Bueno
Racing driver.
Born January 16th, 1937 in São Paulo.
Died February 8th, 2011 at 74 years old in Atibaia (lung cancer). [ref]
Antonio Aranda
Spanish military officer (1888–1979).
Born November 13th, 1888 in Leganés.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Gustav Falke
German writer and poet-impressionist, also translator (1853-1916).
Born January 11th, 1853 in Lübeck.
Died February 8th, 1916 at 63 years old in Groß Borstel.
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom
Dutch chemist (1854–1907).
Born October 24th, 1854 in Alkmaar.
Died February 8th, 1907 at 52 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
René Navarre
Actor (1877-1968).
Born July 8th, 1877 in Limoges. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1968 at 90 years old in Azay-sur-Cher. [ref]
Marjorie Housepian Dobkin
American writer.
Born November 21st, 1922 in Manhattan.
Died February 8th, 2013 at 90 years old in Emerson.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 212
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche