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February 8th
282 Notable deaths
Heinrich Klüver
German psychologist (1897–1979).
Born May 25th, 1897 in Holstein.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 81 years old in Oak Lawn.
Theodor Curtius
German chemist (1857–1928).
Born May 27th, 1857 in Duisburg.
Died February 8th, 1928 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
Aleksandrs Čaks
Latvian writer (1901–1950).
Born October 27th, 1901 in Riga.
Died February 8th, 1950 at 48 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Wallenstein
American musician (1898–1983).
Born October 7th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died February 8th, 1983 at 84 years old in New York City.
Pyotr Valuyev
Russian noble (1815-1890).
Born October 4th, 1815 in Tsaritsyno Park + palace.
Died February 8th, 1890 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Arthur Heffter
German pharmacologist and chemist (1859-1925).
Born June 15th, 1859 in Leipzig.
Died February 8th, 1925 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Krzysztof Skubiszewski
Polish politician (1926–2010).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Poznań.
Died February 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Chairul Saleh
Indonesian politician.
Born September 13th, 1916 in West Sumatra.
Died February 8th, 1967 at 50 years old in Jakarta.
Nasif al-Yaziji
Lebanese writer (1800-1871).
Born March 25th, 1800 in Kfarshima.
Died February 8th, 1871 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Ignacio María González
President of the dominican republic (1838-1915).
Born January 26th, 1838 in Santo Domingo.
Died February 8th, 1915 at 77 years old in Santo Domingo.
Arthur Michael
American chemist (1853–1942).
Born August 7th, 1853 in Buffalo.
Died February 8th, 1942 at 88 years old in Orlando.
Michael Voslenski
Soviet dissident (1920-1997).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Berdiansk.
Died February 8th, 1997 at 76 years old in Bonn.
Olga Taratuta
Ukrainian anarchist (1876–1938).
Born January 21st, 1876 in Novodmytrivka Persha.
Died February 8th, 1938 at 62 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Ralph Flanagan
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1918-1988).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Los Alamitos.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 69 years old in Los Alamitos.
Norah Baring
English actress (1905-1985).
Born November 26th, 1905 in Newton Abbot.
Died February 8th, 1985 at 79 years old in Surrey.
Eemil Nestor Setälä
Finnish politician and linguist (1864–1935).
Born February 27th, 1864 in Kokemäki.
Died February 8th, 1935 at 70 years old in Helsinki.
Nikolai Tikhonov
Soviet writer (1896–1979).
Born December 4th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Giacinto Morera
Italian mathematician (1856-1909).
Born August 18th, 1856 in Novara. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1909 at 52 years old in Turin (pneumonia).
Bill Smith
American swimmer (1924–2013).
Born May 16th, 1924 in Honolulu.
Died February 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Honolulu.
György Jendrassik
Hungarian physicist and mechanical engineer (1898–1954).
Born May 13th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1954 at 55 years old in London.
Alfred Ainger
English biographer and critic (1837-1904).
Born February 9th, 1837 in London.
Died February 8th, 1904 at 66 years old
Joseph Decaisne
French botanist and agronomist (1807-1882).
Born March 7th, 1807 in Brussels, Brussels metropolitan area.
Died February 8th, 1882 at 74 years old in Paris.
Roza Baglanova
Singer (1922–2011).
Born January 1st, 1922 in Kazaly.
Died February 8th, 2011 at 89 years old in Almaty (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francis Hagerup
7th prime minister of norway (1853–1921).
Born January 22nd, 1853 in Horten.
Died February 8th, 1921 at 68 years old in Christiania.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin