February 8th
200 Notable deaths
John Disley
Welsh steeplechaser.
Born November 20th, 1928 in Gwynedd.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Giovanni Cheli
Catholic cardinal (1918–2013).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Turin.
Died February 8th, 2013 at 94 years old in Rome.
Leon Benois
Russian architect (1856-1928).
Born August 23rd, 1856 in Petergof.
Died February 8th, 1928 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Max Dvořák
Czech art historian (1874-1921).
Born June 14th, 1874 in Roudnice nad Labem. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1921 at 46 years old in Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou, Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou Castle. [ref]
Charlotte Froese Fischer
Canadian-american applied mathematician and computer scientist.
Born September 21st, 1929 in Stara Mykolaivka. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2024 at 94 years old in Maryland. [ref]
Marie Gruber
German actress (1955-2018).
Born June 11th, 1955 in Wuppertal.
Died February 8th, 2018 at 62 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Ferenc Móra
Hungarian writer (1879-1934).
Born July 19th, 1879 in Kiskunfélegyháza. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1934 at 54 years old in Szeged. [ref]
Gerhard Roth
Austrian writer and screenwriter.
Died February 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Graz. [ref]
Tom Williams
American ice hockey player, born 1940.
Born April 17th, 1940 in Duluth.
Died February 8th, 1992 at 51 years old in Marlborough.
Aleksandrs Čaks
Latvian writer.
Born October 27th, 1901 in Riga. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1950 at 48 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 200
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn