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March 8th
198 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Born June 28th, 1951 in Mexico City.
Died March 8th, 2022 at 70 years old in Acapulco (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Ninette de Valois
British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Blessington. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2001 at 102 years old in London. [ref]
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.
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 198
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut