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February 8th
207 Notable deaths
Elena Fanchini
Italian alpine skier (1985–2023).
Born April 30th, 1985 in Lovere.
Died February 8th, 2023 at 37 years old (cancer). [ref]
Eva Dahlbeck
Swedish actress and writer (1920-2008).
Born March 8th, 1920 in Stockholm City. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2008 at 87 years old [ref]
Sergei Yursky
Soviet and russian stage and film actor, theatre director and screenwriter (1935-2019).
Born March 16th, 1935 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 8th, 2019 at 83 years old in Moscow (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Branka Veselinović
Serbian actress (1918–2023).
Born September 16th, 1918 in Bečej.
Died February 8th, 2023 at 104 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Wolfgang Rindler
Austrian physicist.
Born May 18th, 1924 in Vienna.
Died February 8th, 2019 at 94 years old (pneumonia).
Müzeyyen Senar
Turkish musician.
Born July 16th, 1918 in Gököz.
Died February 8th, 2015 at 96 years old in İzmir (pneumonia).
Edwin Denby
American politician (1870-1929).
Born February 18th, 1870 in Evansville.
Died February 8th, 1929 at 58 years old in Detroit.
Jarrod Bannister
Australian javelin thrower (1984–2018).
Born October 3rd, 1984 in Townsville.
Died February 8th, 2018 at 33 years old in Eindhoven. [ref]
Lydia Chukovskaya
Russian writer and poet.
Born March 24th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1996 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Shlomo Hillel
Israeli diplomat (1923-2021).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Baghdad.
Died February 8th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ra'anana.
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