March 8th
198 Notable deaths
Martinus Thomsen
Danish mystic (1890-1981).
Born August 11th, 1890 in Sindal.
Died March 8th, 1981 at 90 years old in Frederiksberg.
Hans Felber
German general.
Born July 8th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 8th, 1962 at 72 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
David Kimche
Israeli diplomat and spy (1928-2010).
Born February 14th, 1928 in London.
Died March 8th, 2010 at 82 years old in Ramat HaSharon (brain cancer). [ref]
Eduardo Dato
Spanish author (1856-1921).
Born August 12th, 1856 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1921 at 64 years old in Madrid (murder). [ref]
Gala Galaction
Romanian writer, journalist, translator, theologist, orthodox priest (1879-1961).
Born April 16th, 1879 in Didești.
Died March 8th, 1961 at 81 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
George Beranger
Australian actor and film director.
Born March 27th, 1895 in Sydney. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1973 at 77 years old in Laguna Beach.
John Emerson
Stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films (1874-1956).
Born May 29th, 1874 in Sandusky.
Died March 8th, 1956 at 81 years old in Pasadena.
Djibril Tamsir Niane
Senegalese and guinean writer and historian (1932–2021).
Born January 9th, 1932 in Conakry.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Dakar (COVID-19). [ref]
Oscar Branch Colquitt
American politician (1861-1940).
Born December 16th, 1861 in Camilla.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Dallas.
Rasim Öztekin
Turkish actor (1959–2021).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Istanbul.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy