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March 8th
192 Notable deaths
William Howard Taft
President of the united states from 1909 to 1913.
Born September 15th, 1857 in Cincinnati.
Died March 8th, 1930 at 72 years old in Washington metropolitan area (heart failure).
Joe DiMaggio
American baseball player (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 (1906–1996).
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]
Chaim Topol
Israeli actor (1935–2023).
Born September 9th, 1935 in Tel Aviv.
Died March 8th, 2023 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Sam Simon
American director, producer, writer, boxing manager and philanthropist (1955-2015).
Born June 6th, 1955 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2015 at 59 years old in Pacific Palisades (colorectal cancer). [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]
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