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255 Notable deaths
Suzanne Manet
Pianist, wife of édouard manet for whom she frequently modeled (1829–1906).
Born October 30th, 1829 in Delft.
Died March 8th, 1906 at 76 years old in Paris.
Fred T. Jane
British writer and illustrator (1865–1916).
Born August 6th, 1865 in Richmond, Upottery.
Died March 8th, 1916 at 50 years old in Southsea (heart attack).
Wim Sonneveld
Dutch comedian (1917–1974).
Born June 28th, 1917 in Utrecht.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Wilson Harris
Guyanese writer (1921–2018).
Born March 24th, 1921 in New Amsterdam.
Died March 8th, 2018 at 96 years old in Chelmsford.
Franz Alexander
American hungarian-born psychoanalyst (1891-1964).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Budapest.
Died March 8th, 1964 at 73 years old in Palm Springs.
Walter Plunkett
American costume designer (1902-1982).
Born June 5th, 1902 in Oakland.
Died March 8th, 1982 at 79 years old in Santa Monica.
Brigitte Mira
German actress and singer (1910–2005).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Hamburg.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 94 years old in Berlin.
Marcel Amont
French singer and actor (1929–2023).
Born April 1st, 1929 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2023 at 93 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Louise Colet
French poet, editor (1810–1876).
Born September 15th, 1810 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died March 8th, 1876 at 65 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of the wrecking crew (1916-1992).
Born March 6th, 1916 in Virginia.
Died March 8th, 1992 at 76 years old in Saugus (cancer).
David S. Johnson
American computer scientist (1945-2016).
Born December 9th, 1945 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 8th, 2016 at 70 years old [ref]
Aleksander Gierymski
Polish painter (1850–1901).
Born January 30th, 1850 in Warsaw.
Died March 8th, 1901 at 51 years old in Rome.
Larry Bunker
American musician (1928–2005).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Long Beach.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Pearce Coleman
Australian american film and television actor (1885-1951).
Born December 22nd, 1885 in Sydney.
Died March 8th, 1951 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Josif Pančić
Botanist (1814-1888).
Born April 17th, 1814 in Ugrini. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1888 at 73 years old in Belgrade.
Othmar Schoeck
Swiss composer (1886-1957).
Born September 1st, 1886 in Brunnen.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zurich.
János Esterházy
Politician of hungarian ethnicity in inter-war czechoslovakia, member of czechoslovak national parliament and of the slovak assembly (1901-1957).
Born March 14th, 1901 in Veľké Zálužie. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1957 at 55 years old in Mírov (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Martinus Thomsen
Danish mystic (1890-1981).
Born August 11th, 1890 in Sindal.
Died March 8th, 1981 at 90 years old in Frederiksberg.
Peter Hansborough Bell
American military officer and politician who served as the third governor of texas (1810-1898).
Born May 11th, 1810 in Culpeper County.
Died March 8th, 1898 at 87 years old in Littleton.
Hans Felber
German general (1889–1962).
Born July 8th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 8th, 1962 at 72 years old in Frankfurt.
David Kimche
Israeli diplomat and spy (1928-2010).
Born February 14th, 1928 in London.
Died March 8th, 2010 at 82 years old in Ramat HaSharon (brain cancer). [ref]
Mary MacSwiney
Irish politician and educationalist (1872-1942).
Born March 27th, 1872 in London.
Died March 8th, 1942 at 69 years old in Cork.
Eduardo Dato
Spanish author (1856-1921).
Born August 12th, 1856 in A Coruña.
Died March 8th, 1921 at 64 years old in Madrid (shot to the head).
Krišjānis Barons
Latvian writer and folklorist (1835–1923).
Born October 31st, 1835 in Struteles muiža.
Died March 8th, 1923 at 87 years old in Riga.
George Beranger
Australian actor and film director (1893-1973).
Born March 27th, 1895 in Sydney.
Died March 8th, 1973 at 77 years old in Laguna Beach.
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