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255 Notable deaths
Sachiko, Princess Hisa
Second daughter and child of emperor shōwa and empress kōjun.
Born September 10th, 1927 in Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Died March 8th, 1928 at 0 years old in Tokyo Imperial Palace (pneumonia).
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Expert in islamic studies and writer from malaysia (1931–2026).
Born September 5th, 1931 in Bogor.
Died March 8th, 2026 at 94 years old [ref]
Ruan Lingyu
Chinese silent film actress.
Born April 26th, 1910 in Shanghai.
Died March 8th, 1935 at 24 years old in Shanghai (drug overdose).
Jean Patou
French fashion designer (1887-1936).
Born September 27th, 1887 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 8th, 1936 at 48 years old in Paris.
Ingo Schwichtenberg
German drummer (1965–1995).
Born May 18th, 1965 in Hamburg.
Died March 8th, 1995 at 29 years old in Hamburg.
Martha Wentworth
American actress (1889-1974).
Born June 2nd, 1889 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 84 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease).
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
German resistance member (1922–2013).
Died March 8th, 2013 at 90 years old in Munich.
Hank Locklin
American musician (1918–2009).
Born February 15th, 1918 in Santa Rosa County.
Died March 8th, 2009 at 91 years old in Brewton.
César Lattes
Brazilian physicist, researcher and university teacher (1924–2005).
Born July 11th, 1924 in Curitiba.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 80 years old in Campinas.
Peter Temple
Australian crime fiction writer (1946-2018).
Born March 10th, 1946 in South Africa. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2018 at 71 years old in Ballarat (pancreatic cancer).
Tomás Boy
Mexican association football player and manager (1951–2022).
Born June 28th, 1951 in Mexico City.
Died March 8th, 2022 at 70 years old in Acapulco de Juárez (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Ninette de Valois
British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Blessington.
Died March 8th, 2001 at 102 years old in London.
Joseph Nicolosi
American clinical psychologist (1947–2017).
Born January 24th, 1947 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2017 at 70 years old in Thousand Oaks (influenza). [ref]
Bert Ira Gordon
American filmmaker (1922–2023).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Kenosha.
Died March 8th, 2023 at 100 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Grandpa Elliott
American musician (1944–2022).
Born July 10th, 1944 in New Orleans.
Died March 8th, 2022 at 77 years old in Jefferson. [ref]
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Argentine novelist (1914-1999).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1999 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Krishan Chander
Indian writer (1914–1977).
Born November 23rd, 1914 in Wazirabad. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Infanta Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera
Spanish infanta (1864-1958).
Born February 12th, 1864 in Madrid.
Died March 8th, 1958 at 94 years old in Irun.
Max Miedinger
Swiss artist (1910-1980).
Born December 24th, 1910 in Zurich. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1980 at 69 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Ludwig Fischer
Sa officer (1905-1947); governor of warsaw district.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 8th, 1947 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Drastamat Kanayan
Armenian military officer (1883–1956).
Died March 8th, 1956 at 72 years old in Boston (disease).
Tadd Dameron
American pianist (1917–1965).
Born February 21st, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died March 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer).
Fredy Hirsch
German educationist (1916–1944).
Born February 11th, 1916 in Aachen. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1944 at 28 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Herbert Kroemer
German-american physics (1928–2024).
Born August 25th, 1928 in Weimar.
Died March 8th, 2024 at 95 years old [ref]
James Buchanan Eads
American civil engineer (1820–1887).
Born May 23rd, 1820 in Lawrenceburg.
Died March 8th, 1887 at 66 years old in Nassau.
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi