February 8th
192 Notable deaths
Cody Longo
American actor, musician and producer.
Born March 4th, 1988 in Littleton.
Died February 8th, 2023 at 34 years old in Austin. [ref]
Cem Karaca
Turkish rock singer, recording artist, songwriter (1945–2004).
Born April 5th, 1945 in Bakırköy. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2004 at 58 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lina Cavalieri
Italian operatic soprano.
Born December 25th, 1874 in Viterbo. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1944 at 69 years old in Florence, Fiesole (airstrike).
Zizinho
Brazilian footballer (1921-2002).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 8th, 2002 at 80 years old in Niterói (myocardial infarction).
Elton Dean
British saxophonist.
Born October 28th, 1945 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2006 at 60 years old in London. [ref]
Walther Bothe
German physicist.
Born January 8th, 1891 in Oranienburg.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
Walter Munk
American oceanographer (1917-2019).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died February 8th, 2019 at 101 years old in La Jolla.
Robert Ryman
American artist (1930-2019).
Born May 30th, 1930 in Nashville. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2019 at 88 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Alfréd Wetzler
Slovak jewish writer, known for escaping from auschwitz concentration camp and co-writing the vrba-wetzler report (1918-1988).
Born May 10th, 1918 in Trnava.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 69 years old in Bratislava.
Hermann Rauschning
German politician (1887-1982).
Born August 7th, 1887 in Toruń.
Died February 8th, 1982 at 94 years old in Portland.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 192
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams