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February 8th
190 Notable deaths
Del Shannon
American musician (1934-1990).
Born December 30th, 1934 in Grand Rapids, Coopersville. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1990 at 55 years old in Santa Clarita. [ref]
Iris Murdoch
Irish-born british writer and philosopher (1919–1999).
Born July 15th, 1919 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1999 at 79 years old in Oxford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Connie Mack
American baseball manager and owner.
Born December 22nd, 1862 in East Brookfield.
Died February 8th, 1956 at 93 years old in Philadelphia.
Samuel P. Bush
American businessman.
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 Donetsk. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1959 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician.
Born December 8th, 1925 in Norristown. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2005 at 79 years old in Phoenix. [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]
J. L. Austin
English philosopher.
Born March 26th, 1911 in Lancaster. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1960 at 48 years old in Oxford (lung cancer). [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).
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi