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March 8th
177 Notable deaths
William Howard Taft
President of the united states from 1909 to 1913.
Born September 15th, 1857 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1930 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Joe DiMaggio
American baseball player, member of the national baseball hall of fame (1914-1999).
Born November 25th, 1914 in Martinez.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 84 years old in Hollywood (lung cancer).
Max von Sydow
Swedish-french actor (1929-2020).
Born April 10th, 1929 in Lund. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2020 at 90 years old in Seillans. [ref]
George Martin
English record producer (1926–2016).
Born January 3rd, 1926 in Highbury.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Coleshill. [ref]
Jack Churchill
British soldier who fought throughout world war ii armed with a longbow, arrows, and a scottish broadsword.
Born September 16th, 1906 in Colombo.
Died March 8th, 1996 at 89 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Mike Starr
American bassist (1966–2011).
Born April 4th, 1966 in Honolulu.
Died March 8th, 2011 at 44 years old in Salt Lake City (drug overdose). [ref]
John Inman
English actor (1935-2007).
Born June 28th, 1935 in Preston.
Died March 8th, 2007 at 71 years old in St. Mary's Hospital (hepatitis A). [ref]
Harold Lloyd
American film actor and producer (1893-1971).
Born April 20th, 1893 in Burchard. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1971 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]
William Guarnere
United states army paratrooper during world war ii.
Born April 28th, 1923 in Philadelphia.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 90 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
American musician (1945–1973).
Born September 8th, 1945 in San Bruno.
Died March 8th, 1973 at 27 years old in Corte Madera (gastrointestinal bleeding).
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn