February 8th
199 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.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson