February 8th
192 Notable deaths
Sid Abel
Ice hockey player.
Born February 22nd, 1918 in Melville.
Died February 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Farmington Hills.
Aaron Siskind
American photographer.
Born December 4th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1991 at 87 years old in Providence. [ref]
Miles Mander
English actor (1888-1946).
Born May 14th, 1888 in Wolverhampton.
Died February 8th, 1946 at 57 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Violette Verdy
Ballerina and ballet teacher (1933-2016).
Born December 1st, 1933 in Pont-l'Abbé.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bloomington (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Jastrow
American astronomer (1925-2008).
Born September 7th, 1925 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2008 at 82 years old in Arlington County (pneumonia). [ref]
Amelia Bence
Argentine film actress.
Born November 13th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 101 years old in Buenos Aires.
James DePreist
American conductor (1936-2013).
Born November 21st, 1936 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2013 at 76 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Romanian politician (1902-2000).
Born September 23rd, 1902 in Bucharest.
Died February 8th, 2000 at 97 years old in Bucharest.
Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde
Finnish ufologist, parapsychologist and author (1939-2015).
Born November 15th, 1939 in Värtsilä.
Died February 8th, 2015 at 75 years old in Vaasa.
Nikos Xilouris
Greek composer-singer (1936-1980).
Born July 7th, 1936 in Anogeia Municipality.
Died February 8th, 1980 at 43 years old in Metaxa Hospital (brain cancer).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 192
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X