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February 8th
207 Notable deaths
Julian Simon
American economist.
Born February 12th, 1932 in Newark. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1998 at 65 years old in Chevy Chase (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Kretschmer
German psychiatrist (1888–1964).
Born October 8th, 1888 in Wüstenrot.
Died February 8th, 1964 at 75 years old in Tübingen.
Yi Hae-won
Princess of korea (1919-2020).
Born April 24th, 1919 in Seoul.
Died February 8th, 2020 at 100 years old
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.
Walther Bothe
German physicist, mathematician and chemist (1891-1957).
Born January 8th, 1891 in Oranienburg.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
Lina Cavalieri
Italian operatic soprano (1874-1944).
Born December 25th, 1874 in Viterbo.
Died February 8th, 1944 at 69 years old in Florence, Fiesole (airstrike).
Hermann Rauschning
German politician (1887-1982).
Born August 7th, 1887 in Toruń.
Died February 8th, 1982 at 94 years old in Portland.
Elton Dean
British saxophonist (1945–2006).
Born October 28th, 1945 in Nottingham.
Died February 8th, 2006 at 60 years old in London. [ref]
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]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi