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March 8th
198 Notable deaths
Wilson Harris
Guyanese writer.
Born March 24th, 1921 in New Amsterdam.
Died March 8th, 2018 at 96 years old in Chelmsford.
Franz Alexander
American hungarian-born psychoanalyst (1891-1964).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Budapest.
Died March 8th, 1964 at 73 years old in Palm Springs.
Brigitte Mira
1910-2005 german actress and singer.
Born April 20th, 1910 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2005 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Marcel Amont
French singer and actor.
Born April 1st, 1929 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2023 at 93 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of the wrecking crew (1916-1992).
Born March 6th, 1916 in Virginia.
Died March 8th, 1992 at 76 years old in Saugus (cancer).
David S. Johnson
American computer scientist (1945-2016).
Born December 9th, 1945 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 8th, 2016 at 70 years old [ref]
Larry Bunker
American musician (1928–2005).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Long Beach.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Pearce Coleman
Australian american film and television actor (1885-1951).
Born December 22nd, 1885 in Sydney.
Died March 8th, 1951 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Othmar Schoeck
Swiss composer (1886-1957).
Born September 1st, 1886 in Brunnen. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zürich. [ref]
János Esterházy
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, russian nation politician and hungary nation politician (1901-1957).
Born March 14th, 1901 in Veľké Zálužie. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1957 at 55 years old in Mírov (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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