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March 8th
177 Notable deaths
Robert Pastorelli
American actor.
Born June 21st, 1954 in New Brunswick.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 49 years old in Hollywood Hills (drug overdose).
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]
José Raúl Capablanca
Cuban chess player (1888-1942).
Born November 6th, 1888 in Havana. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1942 at 53 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist.
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Acton. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2003 at 62 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Trevor Peacock
English stage and television character actor (1931-2021).
Born May 19th, 1931 in Tottenham.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Yeovil (dementia). [ref]
Larry Scott
American bodybuilder.
Born October 12th, 1938 in Blackfoot.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 75 years old in Salt Lake City (Alzheimer's disease).
Rab Butler
British conservative party politician (1902-1982).
Born December 9th, 1902 in Attock Khurd.
Died March 8th, 1982 at 79 years old in Great Yeldham (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Aslan Maskhadov
Chechen warlord and politician.
Born September 21st, 1951.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 53 years old in Tolstoy-Yurt (ballistic trauma).
Richard Davalos
American actor (1930-216).
Born November 5th, 1930 in The Bronx.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Sherwood Anderson
American writer.
Born September 13th, 1876 in Camden. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1941 at 64 years old in Colón City (peritonitis). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson