March 8th
195 Notable deaths
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]
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
Politician (1917-2002).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Abomey. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2002 at 85 years old
Elisabeth Bykova
Soviet chess player (1913-1989).
Born November 4th, 1913 in Bogolyubovo.
Died March 8th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Paul Matschie
German zoologist (1861–1926).
Born August 11th, 1861 in Brandenburg an der Havel. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1926 at 64 years old in Berlin (rectum cancer). [ref]
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé