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March 8th
195 Notable deaths
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]
Olena Kulchytska
Ukrainian painter (1877–1967).
Born September 15th, 1877 in Berezhany.
Died March 8th, 1967 at 89 years old in Lviv.
Giordano Cottur
Italian cyclist.
Born May 24th, 1914 in Trieste.
Died March 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Bent Hansen
Danish footballer (1933-2001).
Born September 13th, 1933 in Copenhagen.
Died March 8th, 2001 at 67 years old in Gentofte.
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