March 8th
198 Notable deaths
Manuel Gavilán
Paraguayan footballer (1920-2010).
Born November 30th, 1920 in Paraguay.
Died March 8th, 2010 at 89 years old [ref]
Ehrenfried Patzel
Czech footballer (1914-2004).
Born December 2nd, 1914 in Chabařovice.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 89 years old in Büdingen.
Ayo-Maria Atoyebi
Nigerian bishop.
Born December 3rd, 1944 in Ilorin.
Died March 8th, 2025 at 80 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Piotr Odmieniec Włast
Polish poet.
Born July 25th, 1876 in Grabow, Grabów nad Pilicą. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1949 at 72 years old in Izabelin C.
Paul Lipke
German chess player.
Born June 30th, 1870 in Erfurt.
Died March 8th, 1955 at 84 years old in Osterburg.
Andrey Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
Russian geographer and entomologist (1866–1942).
Born June 21st, 1866 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1942 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Benjamín de Arriba y Castro
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 8th, 1886 in Galicia.
Died March 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Barcelona.
David Smith
American sailor, born 1925.
Born October 31st, 1925 in Salem.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 88 years old in Peabody.
Lars Larsson
Swedish association football player (1962-2015).
Born March 16th, 1962 in Trelleborg.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 52 years old in Malmö.
Mahama Johnson Traoré
Senegalese film director (1942–2010).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Dakar.
Died March 8th, 2010 at 68 years old in Bagnolet. [ref]
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa