February 8th
191 Notable deaths
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]
Shlomo Hillel
Israeli diplomat (1923-2021).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Baghdad.
Died February 8th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ra'anana.
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.
Juliette Benzoni
French writer.
Born October 30th, 1920 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 95 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Gustaf Fröding
Swedish writer (1860-1911).
Born August 22nd, 1860 in Alsters herrgård. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1911 at 50 years old in Oscar Parish. [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]
Wolfgang Rindler
Austrian physicist.
Born May 18th, 1924 in Vienna.
Died February 8th, 2019 at 94 years old (pneumonia).
Viktor Chanov
Soviet and ukrainian footballer (1959-2017).
Born July 21st, 1959 in Donetsk.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 57 years old in Kyiv (blunt trauma). [ref]
Steve Sumner
New zealand footballer.
Born April 2nd, 1956 in Preston.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 60 years old in New Zealand (prostate cancer). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks