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March 8th
182 Notable deaths
Milko Kelemen
Croatian composer (1924-2018).
Born March 30th, 1924 in Slatina.
Died March 8th, 2018 at 93 years old in Stuttgart.
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
Athletics competitor (1888-1913).
Born November 23rd, 1888 in Pylos.
Died March 8th, 1913 at 24 years old in Ioannina Regional Unit (meningitis).
Wilhelm Bousset
German theologian.
Born September 3rd, 1865 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1920 at 54 years old in Giessen. [ref]
Eufrosinia Kersnovskaya
Russian writer.
Born January 21st, 1908 in Odesa. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1994 at 86 years old in Yessentuki.
Alfonso Gatto
Italian writer.
Born July 17th, 1909 in Salerno. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1976 at 66 years old in Orbetello (traffic collision). [ref]
Victor Potel
Actor (1889-1947).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Lafayette.
Died March 8th, 1947 at 57 years old in Hollywood.
Keith Greene
British racing driver.
Born January 5th, 1938 in Leytonstone.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 83 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Gerard Mortier
Belgian opera director.
Born November 24th, 1943 in Ghent. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2014 at 70 years old in City of Brussels (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Maria Kryuchkova
Gymnast.
Born July 7th, 1988 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 26 years old in Rostov-on-Don (embolism).
Erkki Aaltonen
Finnish composer.
Born August 17th, 1910 in Hämeenlinna.
Died March 8th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes