February 8th
191 Notable deaths
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).
Michael Gilbert
Author.
Born July 17th, 1912 in Lincolnshire. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2006 at 93 years old in Kent. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 191
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn