March 8th
185 Notable deaths
L. J. Smith
American author.
Born September 4th, 1958 in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2025 at 66 years old in Danville. [ref]
Sherwood Anderson
American writer (1876–1941).
Born September 13th, 1876 in Camden.
Died March 8th, 1941 at 64 years old in Colón City (peritonitis).
George Stevens
American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer (1904-1975).
Born December 8th, 1904 in Oakland. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1975 at 70 years old in Lancaster (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Billy Eckstine
American musician.
Born July 8th, 1914 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1993 at 78 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke). [ref]
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
German politician and ss functionary (1899-1972).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Lębork. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1972 at 73 years old in Munich.
Max Gerson
German physician, originator of gerson therapy (1881-1959).
Born October 18th, 1881 in Wągrowiec.
Died March 8th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Peggy Cass
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Boston.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Edward Andrews
American actor (1914-1985).
Born October 9th, 1914 in Griffin.
Died March 8th, 1985 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Günther Prien
German u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born January 16th, 1908 in Osterfeld.
Died March 8th, 1941 at 33 years old in Atlantic Ocean (killed in action). [ref]
William Walton
English composer (1902–1983).
Born March 29th, 1902 in Oldham. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1983 at 80 years old in Ischia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 185
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.